séier

See also: seier

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German sēr, from Old High German sēr (“sore, painful”), from Proto-Germanic *sairaz. Cognate with German sehr (“very”), Dutch zeer (“very; painful”), English sore. The semantic development is “sore, painful” → “violent, powerful” → “fast, quick”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zei̯(e)r/, [ˈzɜɪ̯.ɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɜɪɐ

Adjective

séier (masculine séieren, neuter séiert, comparative méi séier, superlative am séiersten)

  1. fast, quick
    Synonyms: schnell, huerteg, schëtzeg

Declension
declension of séier
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass séier si ass séier et ass séier si si(nn) séier
nominative /
accusative		 attributive and/or after determiner séieren séier séiert séier
independent without determiner séieres séierer
dative after any declined word séieren séierer séieren séieren
as first declined word séierem séierem
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