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Kéiseker
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Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
lb Kéisécker superseded spelling
lb Kéiselek dialectal
Etymology
Derived from lb Kéis cheese because of a popular belief (also found in parts of the Rhineland) that the hedgehog drinks from cow udders at night. Formally perhaps an alteration of the variant lb Kéiselek, which is equivalent to an English en *cheeseling.
Pronunciation
lb /ˈkei̯zeker/ [ˈkɜɪ̯.ze.kɐ]
Noun
m Kéiseker
hedgehog
lb Igel
lb Erinaceids