Ëmgangssprooch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Ëmgang (“contact, commerce, intercourse”) +‎ -s- +‎ Sprooch (“language”), phonetic adaptation or calque of German Umgangssprache. Compare Danish omgangssprog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈem.ɡaŋsˌʃpʀoːχ/, [ˈəm.ɡɑŋ(k)sˌʃpʀoːχ]

Noun

Ëmgangssprooch f (plural Ëmgangssproochen)

  1. colloquial language, vernacular
    • 2025 September 23 (last accessed), Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire‎[1]:
      an enger wëssenschaftlecher Aarbecht soll ee keng Ëmgangssprooch benotzen
      in a scientific job, you shouldn't use colloquial language
      „aknuppen“ a „Fric“ sinn zwee Wierder aus der Ëmgangssprooch
      "bump into" and "dough" are two words from colloquial language
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