Ëmgangssprooch
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Ëmgang (“contact, commerce, intercourse”) + -s- + Sprooch (“language”), phonetic adaptation or calque of German Umgangssprache. Compare Danish omgangssprog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈem.ɡaŋsˌʃpʀoːχ/, [ˈəm.ɡɑŋ(k)sˌʃpʀoːχ]
Noun
Ëmgangssprooch f (plural Ëmgangssproochen)
- colloquial language, vernacular