Gewiicht

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German gewiht, from Old High German gewihti, from Proto-West Germanic *gawihtī. Cognate with German Gewicht, Dutch gewicht, English weight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeˈviːχt/, [ɡəˈviːɕt]

Noun

Gewiicht n (plural Gewiichter)

1. (uncountable) weight (mass)
2. (countable) weight (object)
3. (uncountable) weight, gravity, importance

Synonyms

• (weight, importance): Bedeitung

Related terms

• weien (“to weigh”)