floitje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Floite (flute) +‎ -je. Akin to German flöten and Dutch fluiten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔy̯tjə/
  • Hyphenation: floit‧je
  • Rhymes: -ɔy̯tjə

Verb

floitje

  1. (intransitive) to whistle

Conjugation

Conjugation of floitje (weak type 2)
grúundfoarme floitje
infinitive tou floitjen
present past
singular iek floitje floitede
du floitest floitedest
hie/ju/dät floitet floitede
plural floitje floiteden
imperative
singular floit
plural floitjet
present past
participle floitjend floited
auxiliary verb häbe

References

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