aarich

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare German arg, Pennsylvania German arrig, Central Franconian ärch, and Dutch erg. Also etymologically linked is English eerie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːriç/
• Rhymes: -ɔːriç
• Syllabification: aa‧rich

Adverb

aarich

1. very

   Ich sin aarich mied.

   I am very tired.

2. a lot, much

   Sie hod aarich gebrilld.

   She cried a lot.

Adjective

aarich (comparative ääricher, superlative äärichst)

1. difficult
2. bad

   Es waar net so aarich.

   It was not so bad.

Declension

Declension of aarich (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
weak inflection	nominative	aarich	aarich	aarich	aariche
	accusative	aariche	aarich	aarich	aariche
	dative	aariche	aariche	aariche	aariche
strong inflection	nominative	aaricher	aariche	aariches	aariche
	accusative	aariche	aariche	aariches	aariche
	dative	aarichem	aaricher	aarichem	aariche

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “aarich”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch