wolf

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wolf c (plural wolven, diminutive wolfke)

From Old Frisian wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


plant

plant c (plural planten, diminutive plantsje)


tiger

tiger c (plural tigers, diminutive tigerke)


alligator

alligator c (plural alligators, diminutive alligatorke)

alligators (plural)
alligatorke (diminutive)


slang

slang c (plural slangen, diminutive slankje)

From Old Frisian *slanga, from Proto-Germanic *slangô.


swan

swan c (plural swannen, diminutive swantsje)

From Old Frisian *swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).


bear

head

bear c (plural bearen, diminutive bearke)

From Old Frisian *bera, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Hoewol't de earste bearen net tige grut wiene, hawwe se harren meitiid wol ta grutte lichemsomfang ûntwikkele.

Although the first bears were not very large, they have since developed to be much larger.


spelt

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spiltaz.


spin

spin c (plural spinnen, diminutive spintsje)

From the verb spinne, from Old Frisian spinna, from Proto-West Germanic *spinnan, similar to Dutch spin.


fear

From Old Frisian *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.


hûn

hûn c (plural hûnen, diminutive hûntsje)

From Old Frisian hund, from Proto-West Germanic *hund.


hart

hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartsje)

From Old Frisian hert, from Proto-West Germanic *herut.


bij

From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.


appel

appel c (plural appels, diminutive appeltsje)

From Old Frisian appel, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz.


prom

prom c (plural prommen, diminutive promke)


dier

dier n (plural dieren, diminutive dierke)

From Old Frisian diār, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.


din

din c (plural dinnen, diminutive dintsje)

pine, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.


ein

ein c (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)

From Old Frisian *ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad.


ko

From Old Frisian kū, from Proto-West Germanic *kō (“cows”).


earn

earn c (plural earnen, diminutive earntsje)

From Old Frisian *ern, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō.


sebra

sebra c (plural sebra's, diminutive sebrake)

From Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”).


mier

mier c (plural mieren, diminutive mierke)


bean

bean c (plural beanen, diminutive beantsje)

From Old Frisian bāne, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu.
Cognate with Dutch boon, English bean, German Bohne.


ree

ree c (plural reeën, diminutive reetsje)

From Old Frisian *rāha, *rā, *rē, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô.


aap

From Old Frisian *apa, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.


kat

kat c (plural katten, diminutive katsje)

Inherited from Old Frisian katte, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā.


ananas

ananas c (plural ananassen, diminutive ananaske)

ananassen (plural)
ananaske (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás.


paprika

paprika c (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikake)

paprika's (plural)
paprikake (diminutive)


mich

mich c (plural miggen, diminutive michje)

From Old Frisian *megge, from Proto-West Germanic *muggju.


goes

goes c (plural guozzen or (archaic) gies, diminutive guoske)

guozzen (plural)
gies (archaic plural)
guoske (diminutive)

From Old Frisian gōs, from Proto-West Germanic *gans.


bears

bears c (plural bearzen, diminutive bearske)


geit

geit c (plural geiten, diminutive geitsje)

From Old Frisian *gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits.
Cognate with Dutch geit, English goat, German Geiß.


iel

iel c (plural ielen, diminutive ieltsje)

From Old Frisian ēl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Cognate with English eel, Dutch aal and German Aal.

Myn hovercraft sit fol mei iel.


hin

hin c (plural hinnen, diminutive hintsje)


ezel

ezel c (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltsje or ezelke)

ezels (plural)
ezeltsje (diminutive)
ezelke (diminutive)

From Old Frisian *esel, from Proto-West Germanic *asil.
Cognate with Dutch ezel, German Esel.


fisk

fisk c (plural fisken, diminutive fiskje)

From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


banaan

banaan c (plural bananen, diminutive banaantsje)

bananen (plural)
banaantsje (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch banaan, from Portuguese banana.


haai

haai c (plural haaien, diminutive haaike)


komkommer

komkommer c (plural komkommers, diminutive komkommerke)

komkommers (plural)
komkommerke (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch komkommer, from Middle Dutch cucumer, from Old French concombre, from Latin cucumis.


bist

bist n (plural bisten, diminutive bistje or bistke)

bisten (plural)
bistje (diminutive)
bistke (diminutive)

De bisten binne fuort.


neef

neef c (plural neven, diminutive neefke)


garnaal

garnaal c (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltsje)

garnalen (plural)
garnaaltsje (diminutive)


kers

kers c (plural kersen, diminutive kerske)


tomaat

tomaat c (plural tomaten, diminutive tomaatsje)

Borrowed from Dutch tomaat, from English tomato, though the Dutch was subsequently influenced by French tomate, both from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (“tomatillo”).


knyflok

From Middle Dutch knuuflooch, a variant of Middle Dutch cloflooc. More at Dutch knoflook.


fûgel

fûgel c (plural fûgels, diminutive fûgeltsje)

From Old Frisian fugel, from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.


hynder

hynder n (plural hynders, diminutive hynderke)

From hynst (“stallion”) + dier (“animal”).


knyn

knyn c or n (plural kninen, diminutive knyntsje)


skiep

skiep n (plural skiep, diminutive skiepke)


okse

From Old Frisian oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō.


krokodil

krokodil c (plural krokodillen, diminutive krokodiltsje)

krokodillen (plural)
krokodiltsje (diminutive)


hagedis

hagedis c (plural hagedissen, diminutive hagediske)

hagedissen (plural)
hagediske (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch hagedis, from Middle Dutch hagetisse, from Old Dutch *egithassa, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.


bolle

bolle c (plural bollen, diminutive boltsje)

From Old Frisian *bula, from Proto-Germanic *bulô.


flinter

flinter c (plural flinters, diminutive flinterke)

flinters (plural)
flinterke (diminutive)

Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (“flying, folding”), from *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”). If so, related to Faroese firvaldur and German Falter.
Probably related to Dutch vlinder and Middle English flindre; also compare Albanian flutur (“butterfly”).


kalkoen

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kalkoen c (plural kalkoenen, diminutive kalkoentsje)

kalkoenen (plural)
kalkoentsje (diminutive)


gers

gers n (plural gerzen, diminutive gerske)

From Old Frisian gers, gres, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”).


moas

From Old Frisian mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.


tabak

Borrowed from Dutch tabak, from Spanish tabaco.


hoars

head

hoars n (plural hoarzen, diminutive hoarske)

From Old Frisian hors, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).


slak

slak c (plural slakken, diminutive slakje)

From Proto-Germanic *slikkō, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sliǵ-ōn, from *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).


minske

minske c or n (plural minsken, diminutive minskje)

From Old Frisian menniska, manniska, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz.


swel

swel c (plural swellen, diminutive sweltsje)

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.


salm

salm c (plural salmen, diminutive salmke)


drúf

drúf c (plural druven, diminutive drúfke)

From Middle Dutch druve, from Old Dutch thrūva, from Proto-West Germanic *þrūbō (“grape”).
Cognate with Dutch druif, German Traube.


ychelbaarch

ychelbaarch c (plural ychelbargen, diminutive ychelbarchje)

ychelbargen (plural)
ychelbarchje (diminutive)


sipel

sipel c (plural sipels, diminutive sipeltsje)

Ultimately from Late Latin cepulla; compare German Zwiebel.


ûle

From Old Frisian *ūle, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ.


mosk

mosk c (plural mosken, diminutive moskje)

From Middle Dutch mussche, from Old Dutch musca, from Latin musca (“fly”).


krabbe

krabbe c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

From Old Frisian *krabba, from Proto-West Germanic *krabbō, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.


hazze

hazze c (plural hazzen, diminutive haske)

From Old Frisian hasa, hase, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~ *haʀ-.


hoanne

hoanne c (plural hoannen, diminutive hoantsje)

From Old Frisian hana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (“to sing”).


liuw

liuw c (plural liuwen, diminutive liuwke)

From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Dutch leeuw.


oaljefant

oaljefant c (plural oaljefanten, diminutive oaljefantsje)

oaljefanten (plural)
oaljefantsje (diminutive)

Ultimately from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās).


foks

foks c (plural foksen, diminutive fokske)

From Old Frisian *foks, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.


ierdbei

ierdbei c (plural ierdbeien, diminutive ierdbeike)

ierdbeien (plural)
ierdbeike (diminutive)

From Old Frisian *irtheberie, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją.


ychel

ychel c (plural ychels, diminutive ycheltsje)

From Old Frisian igel, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis.
Cognate with Dutch egel, German Igel.


baarch

baarch c (plural bargen, diminutive barchje)

From Old Frisian barch, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz.


fiich

fiich c (plural figen, diminutive fiichje)


jerke

jerke c (plural jerken, diminutive jerkje)


podde

podde c (plural podden, diminutive podsje)


stirns

stirns c (plural stirnzen, diminutive stirnske)


keal

keal n (plural keallen, diminutive kealtsje)

From Old Frisian *kāl, *kalf, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

As de keallen op it iis dûnsje.


ljip

ljip c (plural ljippen, diminutive ljipke)


skimmel

skimmel c (plural skimmels, diminutive skimmeltsje)

skimmels (plural)
skimmeltsje (diminutive)


leavehearsbistke

leavehearsbistke n (plural leavehearsbistkes)

/lɪə̯vəˈhɪə̯sbɪskə/

From leaf + -e- + hear + -s- + bistke, calque of Dutch lieveheersbeestje.

2001 September 14, Omrop Fryslân, "Stoeptegels tsjin geweld".
Yn Ljouwert komme stoeptegels tsjin sinleas geweld. By trettjin wyksintra komt sa'n tegel te lizzen, mei in leavehearsbistke dêryn.

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eart

eart c (plural earten or earte, diminutive eartsje)

earten (plural)
earte (plural)
eartsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian *erit, *erwit, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts (“pea”). Cognate with Dutch erwt, German Erbse.


froask

froask c (plural froasken, diminutive froaskje)

From Old Frisian *frosk, from Proto-West Germanic *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”).


rôt

head

rôt c (plural rotten, diminutive rotsje)

From Old Frisian *rat, from Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz.


kikkert

kikkert c (plural kikkerts, diminutive kikkertsje)

kikkerts (plural)
kikkertsje (diminutive)


lûs

From Old Frisian *lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs.


reager

reager c (plural reagers, diminutive reagerke)

From Old Frisian *hrāgra, *hrēgra, from Proto-Germanic *hraigrô.

heron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae.


waps

waps c (plural wapsen, diminutive wapske)

From Old Frisian *waps, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō.


dolfyn

dolfyn c (plural dolfinen, diminutive dolfyntsje)

dolfinen (plural)
dolfyntsje (diminutive)


iikhoarn

iikhoarn c (plural iikhoarns, diminutive iikhoarntsje)

iikhoarns (plural)
iikhoarntsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian ēkworna, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.


sinneblom

sinneblom c (plural sinneblommen, diminutive sinneblomke)

sinneblommen (plural)
sinneblomke (diminutive)


húsdier

húsdier n (plural húsdieren, diminutive húsdierke)

húsdieren (plural)
húsdierke (diminutive)

From hûs + dier, calque of Dutch huisdier.


mûs

From Old Frisian mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s.


skyldpod

skyldpod c (plural skyldpodden, diminutive skyldpodsje)

skyldpodden (plural)
skyldpodsje (diminutive)

From skyld + podde, likely a calque of Dutch schildpad.


noashoarn

noashoarn c (plural noashoarnen, diminutive noashoarntsje)

noashoarnen (plural)
noashoarntsje (diminutive)


kamiel

kamiel c or n (plural kamielen, diminutive kamieltsje)

kamielen (plural)
kamieltsje (diminutive)


walfisk

walfisk c (plural walfisken, diminutive walfiskje)

walfisken (plural)
walfiskje (diminutive)

wal (“whale”) + fisk (“fish”), from Old Frisian *hwal (only attested in the compound), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal. See also German Walfisch.


eameler

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Compare English ant.


sjiraf

sjiraf c (plural sjiraffen, diminutive sjirafke)

sjiraffen (plural)
sjirafke (diminutive)


sinesappel

sinesappel c (plural sinesappels, diminutive sinesappeltsje)

sinesappels (plural)
sinesappeltsje (diminutive)


sitroen

sitroen c (plural sitroenen, diminutive sitroentsje)

sitroenen (plural)
sitroentsje (diminutive)


ierappel

ierappel c (plural ierappels, diminutive ierappeltsje)

ierappels (plural)
ierappeltsje (diminutive)


sparrebeantsje

sparrebeantsje n (plural sparrebeantsjes)


sjampinjon

sjampinjon c (plural sjampinjons, diminutive sjampinjontsje)

sjampinjons (plural)
sjampinjontsje (diminutive)


sprút

sprút c (plural spruten, diminutive sprútsjes)


asperzje

From Dutch asperge, from Middle French asperge, from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus officinalis#Translingual


poddestoel

poddestoel c (plural poddestuollen, diminutive poddestuoltsje)

poddestuollen (plural)
poddestuoltsje (diminutive)


spjir

spjir c (plural spjirren, diminutive spjirke)

From Old Frisian *sperra, from Proto-Germanic *sparrô.

spruce, fir; tree of the family Pinaceae, especially of the genus Picea.


protter

protter c (plural protters, diminutive protterke)

protters (plural)
protterke (diminutive)

Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris#Translingual

starling, especially the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris


rûp

From Old Frisian *rūpe, from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and probably related to *raupijaną.


njirre

njirre c (plural njirren, diminutive njirke)

From Old Frisian *nēdre, from Proto-West Germanic *nadrā.


reahart

reahart n (plural reaharten, diminutive reahartsje)

reaharten (plural)
reahartsje (diminutive)

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual


hulst

Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium#Translingual


goudûle

goudûle c (plural goudûlen, diminutive goudûltsje)

goudûlen (plural)
goudûltsje (diminutive)

Compound of goud (“gold”) + ûle (“owl”).


koal

koal c (plural koalen or koallen, diminutive koaltsje)

koalen (plural)
koallen (plural)
koaltsje (diminutive)


wjirm

wjirm c (plural wjirms or wjirmen, diminutive wjirmke)

wjirms (plural)
wjirmen (plural)
wjirmke (diminutive)

From Old Frisian werm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz.


hjerring

hjerring c (plural hjerringen or hjerrings, diminutive hjerrinkje)

hjerringen (plural)
hjerrings (plural)
hjerrinkje (diminutive)


tsjerkûle

tsjerkûle c (plural tsjerkûlen, diminutive tsjerkûltsje)

tsjerkûlen (plural)
tsjerkûltsje (diminutive)


wâldûle

wâldûle c (plural wâldûlen, diminutive wâldûltsje)

wâldûlen (plural)
wâldûltsje (diminutive)


oliif

oliif c (plural oliven, diminutive oliifke)


berchgeit

berchgeit c (plural berchgeiten, diminutive berchgeitsje)

berchgeiten (plural)
berchgeitsje (diminutive)

/ˈbɛrɣɡɛi̯t/


blauboarstke

From blau + boarstke (alternative form of boarstje).


kwabbe

kwabbe c (plural kwabben, diminutive kwabke)