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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German spæte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with German spät, Dutch spa.
Pronunciation
Adjective
spéit (masculine spéiden, neuter spéit, comparative méi spéit or spéider, superlative am spéitsten)
- late
Usage notes
- In the comparative one normally uses the form spéider for “at some later time” and the form méi spéit for “at a time later than X”. Compare:
- Hie kënnt spéider. ― He’ll arrive, but not right now.
- Hie kënnt méi spéit. ― He’ll arrive, but after the scheduled time.