héich

== Luxembourgish == === Alternative forms === héi (northern and eastern dialects) === Etymology === From Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. The umlaut is perhaps generalised from the compared forms and the noun Héicht. Cognate with German hoch, Dutch hoog, English high, West Frisian heech, Icelandic hár. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hei̯χ/, [hɜɪ̯ɕ] === Adjective === héich (masculine héijen, neuter héicht, comparative méi héich or héijer, superlative am héchsten or am héichsten) high tall ==== Derived terms ==== héchstens Héicht héijen