maandelweis

Luxembourgish
FWOTD – 4 February 2020

Etymology

From Maandel (“laundry basket”) +‎ -weis (“-wise”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːndəlvɑɪ̯s/

Adverb

maandelweis

  1. in great numbers
    • 2002 January 26, “Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch”, in Luxemburger Wort‎:
      Mir hu maandelweis Ausdréck mat engem däitsche Gesiicht am Lëtzebuergeschen.
      We have a great number of expressions with a German appearance in Luxembourgish.
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