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Luxembourgish
- héi (northern and eastern dialects)
Etymology
From Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. The umlaut is perhaps generalised from the compared forms and the noun Héicht. Cognate with German hoch, Dutch hoog, English high, West Frisian heech, Icelandic hár.
Pronunciation
Adjective
héich (masculine héijen, neuter héicht, comparative méi héich or héijer, superlative am héchsten or am héichsten)
- high
- tall
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