c͜he̩wikst

Limburgish

Alternative forms
  • gewikst (As, Blitterswijck, Elen, Gebroek, Gennep, Meeswijk)
  • gewiekst (Beek, Meerlo)
  • gewiks (Heek, Tongeren, Wijlre)
  • gewieks (Maastricht, Roermond, specifically Kapel in 't Zand)

Etymology

From German wichsen. Compare Central Franconian jewichst and Dutch gewiekst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋikst/, [ɣəˈʋɪkst]

Adjective

c͜he̩wikst (masculine c͜he̩wikste̩, feminine c͜he̩wikste̩, comparative c͜he̩wikste̩r, superlative c͜he̩wikstste̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

  1. smart, clever, cunning
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