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Luxembourgish

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/
  • General-American: /ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɪʃ/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or in the language of Luxembourg (derived from the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 3

A Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg and, traditionally, around the city of Arlon (Belgium); originally included in the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects, but now usually regarded as a separate language due to its standardisation and official use in the state of Luxembourg.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Luxembourg Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Luxembourgish From Luxembourg + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Luxemburgs — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Asturian: luxemburgués — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Basque: luxenburgotar — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Catalan: luxemburguès — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盧森堡的 /卢森堡的 (Lúsēnbǎo de) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Czech: lucemburský — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Danish: luxemburgsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Dutch: Luxemburgs — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Estonian: Luksemburgi — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Estonian: luksemburgi — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Faroese: luksemburgskur — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Finnish: luxemburgilainen — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • French: luxembourgeois — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • West-Frisian: Lúksemboarchsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Galician: luxemburgués — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Georgian: ლუქსემბურგული (luksemburguli) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • German: luxemburgisch — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Greek: λουξεμβουργιανός (louxemvourgianós) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Greek: λουξεμβουργιανή (louxemvourgianí) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Greek: λουξεμβουργιανό (louxemvourgianó) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Icelandic: lúxemborgskur — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Indonesian: Luksemburg — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Irish: Lucsamburgach — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Italian: lussemburghese — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Japanese: ルクセンブルクの (Rukusenburugu no) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Javanese: Luxemburg — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Javanese: Luksemburg — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Korean: 룩셈부르크 (Ruksembureukeu) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Latin: Luxemburgicus — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Latvian: luksemburgiešu — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Latvian: luksemburgisks — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Luxembourgish: lëtzebuergesch — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luxemburgsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luxembourgsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luxemburgsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luxembourgsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Polish: luksemburski — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Portuguese: luxemburguês — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Romanian: luxemburgic — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Romanian: luxemburghez — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Russian: люксембу́ргский (ljuksembúrgskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Spanish: luxemburgués — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Swedish: luxemburgsk — of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people
  • Afrikaans: Luxemburgs — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Asturian: luxemburgués — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Estonian: letseburgi — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Estonian: luksemburgi — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Finnish: luxemburginkielinen — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Georgian: ლუქსემბურგული (luksemburguli) — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Greek: λουξεμβουργιανά (louxemvourgianá) — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Icelandic: lúxemborgskur — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Irish: Lucsambuirgise — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Polish: luksemburski — of or in the Luxembourgish language
  • Afrikaans: Luxemburgs — language of Luxembourg
  • Armenian: լյուքսեմբուրգերեն (lyukʻsemburgeren) — language of Luxembourg
  • Asturian: luxemburgués — language of Luxembourg
  • Basque: luxenburgera — language of Luxembourg
  • Belarusian: люксембу́ргская мо́ва (ljuksjembúrhskaja móva) — language of Luxembourg
  • Belarusian: люксембу́ргская (ljuksjembúrhskaja) — language of Luxembourg
  • Catalan: luxemburguès — language of Luxembourg
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盧森堡語 /卢森堡语 (Lúsēnbǎo yǔ) — language of Luxembourg
  • Cornish: Luksembourgek — language of Luxembourg
  • Czech: lucemburština — language of Luxembourg
  • Estonian: letseburgi keel — language of Luxembourg
  • Faroese: luksemburgskt — language of Luxembourg
  • Finnish: luxemburg — language of Luxembourg
  • French: luxembourgeois — language of Luxembourg
  • Galician: luxemburgués — language of Luxembourg
  • Georgian: ლუქსემბურგული ენა (luksemburguli ena) — language of Luxembourg
  • German: Luxemburgisch — language of Luxembourg
  • German: luxemburgische Mundart — language of Luxembourg
  • German: luxemburgische Sprache — language of Luxembourg
  • Icelandic: lúxemborgska — language of Luxembourg
  • Irish: Lucsambuirgis — language of Luxembourg
  • Italian: lussemburghese — language of Luxembourg
  • Japanese: ルクセンブルク語 (Rukusenburuku-go) — language of Luxembourg
  • Kazakh: люксембург тілі (lüksemburg tılı) — language of Luxembourg
  • Kazakh: люксембургша (lüksemburgşa) — language of Luxembourg
  • Khmer: លុចសំបួ (lucsɑmbuə) — language of Luxembourg
  • Korean: 룩셈부르크어 (Ruksembureukeu-eo) — language of Luxembourg
  • Latin: lingua Luxemburgensis — language of Luxembourg
  • Latvian: luksemburgiešu valoda — language of Luxembourg
  • Latvian: luksemburgiešu — language of Luxembourg
  • Limburgish: Lieëtsjebergsj — language of Luxembourg
  • Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuergesch — language of Luxembourg
  • Navajo: Látsębooʼ bizaad — language of Luxembourg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luxemburgsk — language of Luxembourg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luxembourgsk — language of Luxembourg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luxemburgsk — language of Luxembourg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luxembourgsk — language of Luxembourg
  • Persian: زبان لوکزامبورگی — language of Luxembourg
  • Polish: język luksemburski — language of Luxembourg
  • Portuguese: luxemburguês — language of Luxembourg
  • Romanian: luxemburgheză — language of Luxembourg
  • Russian: люксембу́ргский язы́к (ljuksembúrgskij jazýk) — language of Luxembourg
  • Russian: люксембу́ргский (ljuksembúrgskij) — language of Luxembourg
  • Santali: ᱞᱩᱠᱥᱮᱢᱵᱟᱨᱜᱤᱥ (luksembargis) — language of Luxembourg
  • Santali: ᱞᱟᱠᱥᱮᱢᱵᱟᱨᱜᱤᱥ (laksembargis) — language of Luxembourg
  • Spanish: luxemburgués — language of Luxembourg
  • Swedish: luxemburgiska — language of Luxembourg
  • Turkish: Lüksemburgca — language of Luxembourg
  • Uyghur: ليۇكسېمبۇرگ تىلى (lyuksëmburg tili) — language of Luxembourg