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Kueberei
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb
Pronunciation
lb /ˈkuəbəʀɑɪ̯/
Noun
f -
stupidity, ignorance
lb 2001 Jeanny Friederich; et al http://www.actioun-letzebuergesch.lu/files/klack/072.pdf Eng Klack fir eis Sprooch actioun-letzebuergesch.lu Ze verstoen ass déi Kueberei nëmmen doduerch, datt däitschsproocheg (hessesch) Beamten déi lëtzebuergesch Nimm am 19. Joerhonnert no hirem Ouer opgeschriwwen hunn The ignorance is only to be understood as a result of the fact that German-speaking (Hessian) officials wrote down the Luxembourgish names in the 19th century from what they heard