dwo

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dwā, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn. Cognates include West Frisian dwaan and German tun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dvoː/
  • Hyphenation: dwo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

dwo

  1. (transitive) to do
  2. (transitive) to give
  3. (transitive) to practice
  4. (intransitive, + mäd) to deal (with)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwo (irregular)
grúundfoarme dwo
infinitive tou dwoon
present past
singular iek dwo died, diede
du dääst diest
hie/ju/dät däd died, diede
plural dwo dieden
imperative
singular dou
plural dwooët
present past
participle dwoond däin
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

  • andwo

References

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