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.


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

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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.


spin

spin c (plural spinnen, diminutive spintsje)

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


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.


ein

ein c (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)

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


earn

earn c (plural earnen, diminutive earntsje)

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


ko

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


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”).


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.


mich

mich c (plural miggen, diminutive michje)

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


goes

goes c (plural guozzen or gies, diminutive guoske)

guozzen (plural)
gies (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.


haai

haai c (plural haaien, diminutive haaike)


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-.


neef

neef c (plural neven, diminutive neefke)


garnaal

garnaal c (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltsje)

garnalen (plural)
garnaaltsje (diminutive)


knyn

knyn c or n (plural kninen, diminutive knyntsje)


fûgel

fûgel c (plural fûgels, diminutive fûgeltsje)

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


skiep

skiep n (plural skiep, diminutive skiepke)

From Old Frisian skēp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą.


hynder

hynder n (plural hynders, diminutive hynderke)

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


okse

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


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.


krokodil

krokodil c (plural krokodillen, diminutive krokodiltsje)

krokodillen (plural)
krokodiltsje (diminutive)


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)


hoars

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.


ychelbaarch

ychelbaarch c (plural ychelbargen, diminutive ychelbarchje)

ychelbargen (plural)
ychelbarchje (diminutive)


ûle

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


salm

salm c (plural salmen, diminutive salmke)


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.


baarch

baarch c (plural bargen, diminutive barchje)

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


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.


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)


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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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

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rôt c (plural rotten, diminutive rotsje)

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


laam

laam n (plural lammen, diminutive lamke)

From Old Frisian lam, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb.


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.


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)


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


goudûle

goudûle c (plural goudûlen, diminutive goudûltsje)

goudûlen (plural)
goudûltsje (diminutive)

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


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)


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)