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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Himmel (“sky, heaven”) + Déier (“animal”) + -chen (diminutive).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhimelsˌdei̯(e)ʀχen/,
Noun
Himmelsdéierchen n (plural Himmelsdéiercher)
- ladybird
- 2009, Invasioun vun den Himmelsdéiercher, RTL.lu:
- Se gesi jo léif aus a Gléck solle se och nach bréngen. Mä d’Leit un der Ostséi sinn am Moment guer net vun den Himmelsdéiercher begeeschtert.
- They look cute and they’re said to bring luck, too. But people around the Baltic Sea are not at all thrilled about ladybirds at the moment.