Gissi

Lëtzebuergesch

English: piglet [animal]; little piggy [child]
Français: porcelet, cochonnet [animal]; (petit) cochon [enfant]
Deutsch: Ferkel [Tier]; Ferkel, Schmutzfink

Type: SUBST N
Plural: Gissien
Synonym: Schwéngchen; Fierkel; Guss

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ɡˈisiː]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

child language

Deutsch: Ferkel (Tier)
Français: porcelet; cochonnet
English: piglet (animal)
Português: porquinho (animal)
Nederlands: big (dier)

Synonyms

Fierkel

Meaning 2

child language

Deutsch: Ferkel; Schmutzfink; Dreckspatz
Français: (petit) cochon (enfant)
English: little piggy (child)
Português: porcalhão; porcalhona (criança)
Nederlands: smeerpoets

Synonyms

Fierkel · Guss · Schwéngchen

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Gissi
Gissien

Example sentences

d'Kanner ware vun deene klenge rosae Gissie begeeschtert
child language
Meaning 1: piglet
wat hues du dech erëm knaschteg gemaach, du Gissi !
child language
Meaning 2: little piggy

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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