fääst

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fest, from Proto-West Germanic *fast. Cognates include West Frisian fêst and German fest.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛːst/
  • Hyphenation: fääst
  • Rhymes: -ɛːst

Adjective

fääst (masculine fäästen, feminine, plural or definite fääste, comparative fäster, superlative fäästest)

  1. healthy
  2. firm, secure

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “fääst”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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