From Old High German slimb, from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz. Doublet of schlamm (“lame”), which see for more.
schlëmm (masculine schlëmmen, neuter schlëmmt, comparative méi schlëmm, superlative am schlëmmsten)
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass schlëmm | si ass schlëmm | et ass schlëmm | si si(nn) schlëmm | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | schlëmmen | schlëmm | schlëmmt | schlëmm |
independent without determiner | schlëmmes | schlëmmer | |||
dative | after any declined word | schlëmmen | schlëmmer | schlëmmen | schlëmmen |
as first declined word | schlëmmem | schlëmmem |