finger

head

finger c (plural fingers, diminutive fingerke)

From Old Frisian finger, from Proto-West Germanic *fingr.


hier

hier n or c (plural hierren, diminutive hierke)


bien

bien n (plural biennen, diminutive bientsje)

From Old Frisian bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.


fear

fear c (plural fearren, diminutive fearke)

From Old Frisian fethere, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.
Cognate with English feather, Greek φτερό (fteró, “wing, feather”), Latin penna (“wing, feather”) and Irish éan (“bird”).


tee

Borrowing from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Hokkien 茶 (tê).


bier

bier n (plural bieren, diminutive bierke)

From Old Frisian biār, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


each

each n (plural eagen, diminutive eachje)

From Old Frisian āge, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).


mage

head

mage c (plural magen, diminutive maachje)

From Old Frisian maga, from Proto-West Germanic *magō.


wang

wang n (plural wangen, diminutive wankje)

From Old Frisian *wange, from Proto-Germanic *wangô.


tal

Probably ultimately related to taal (“language”), which see. Cognate with Dutch tal, English tale, German Zahl.


burd

burd n (plural burden, diminutive burdsje)

From Old Frisian berd, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.


neil

neil c (plural neilen or neils, diminutive neiltsje)

neilen (plural)
neils (plural)
neiltsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian neil, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl.


earm

earm c (plural earms or earmen, diminutive earmke)

earms (plural)
earmen (plural)
earmke (diminutive)

From Old Frisian erm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.


kop

From Old Frisian kopp, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp. Compare Dutch kop, German Kopf.


dochter

dochter c (plural dochters, diminutive dochterke)

dochters (plural)
dochterke (diminutive)


goud

From Old Frisian gold, from Proto-West Germanic *golþ.


moskee

Borrowed from Dutch moskee, from Middle French mosquee, from Italian moschea, from Medieval Latin meschita, from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


hûs

hûs n (plural huzen or hûzen, diminutive húske or hûske)

huzen (plural)
hûzen (plural)
húske (diminutive)
hûske (diminutive)

From Old Frisian hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.


tosk

tosk c (plural tosken, diminutive toskje)

From Old Frisian tusk, tosk, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz.


wyn

wyn c (plural winen, diminutive wyntsje)

From Old Frisian wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.


hân

hân c (plural hannen, diminutive hantsje)

From Old Frisian hond, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.


molke

From Old Frisian melok, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.


slachtosk

slachtosk c (plural slachtosken, diminutive slachtoskje)

slachtosken (plural)
slachtoskje (diminutive)


holle

holle c (plural hollen, diminutive holtsje or holke)

hollen (plural)
holtsje (diminutive)
holke (diminutive)

From Old Frisian holla (“head”), of uncertain origin. Compare Old Frisian heila (“head”).
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *habulō (“head”), or alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill, top, summit”).


nominaal

nominaal (adverbial positive predicative)
nominale (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
nominaal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
nominale (indefinite plural positive)
nominale (definite positive)
nominaals (partitive positive)

Borrowed from Dutch nominaal, from French nominal, from Latin nōminālis.

(grammar) nominal, pertaining to nouns and/or nominals

(economics) nominal, unadjusted for inflation


noas

head

noas c (plural noazen, diminutive noaske)

From Old Frisian nose, nosi, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu.


mul

mul c (plural mullen, diminutive multsje)


bonke

bonke c (plural bonken, diminutive bonkje)

From Old Frisian bunka, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bunke, Dutch bonk. Compare also Old Norse bunki, English bunch.


boarst

boarst n (plural boarsten, diminutive boarstje)

From Old Frisian briast, brast, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).


tonge

head

tonge c (plural tongen, diminutive tonkje)

From Old Frisian tunge, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā.


hielal

Ta dyn heapke wiisheit hat it west / Dat God Almachtich 't great heelal formearde?

To your great wisdom has it been / That God Almighty formed the great universe?


knûst

knûst c (plural knûsten, diminutive knûstke or knûstje)

knûsten (plural)
knûstke (diminutive)
knûstje (diminutive)


skonk

skonk c (plural skonken, diminutive skonkje)

From Old Frisian skunk(e), from Proto-West Germanic *skankō, from Proto-Germanic *skankô.


pyst

pyst n (plural pysten, diminutive pystke or pystje)

pysten (plural)
pystke (diminutive)
pystje (diminutive)


knibbel

knibbel c (plural knibbels, diminutive knibbeltsje)

knibbels (plural)
knibbeltsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian *knībola, from knī, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Kniebel.


mûle

mûle c (plural mûlen, diminutive mûltsje)

From Old Frisian *mūle, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.


foet

foet c (plural fuotten or fiet, diminutive fuotsje)

fuotten (plural)
fiet (plural)
fuotsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.


plasse

plasse c (plural plassen, diminutive plaske)


nekke

nekke c (plural nekken, diminutive nekje)


teister

teister c (plural teisters, diminutive teisterke)

teisters (plural)
teisterke (diminutive)


knier

knier c (plural knieren, diminutive knierke)


iental

From ien + tal.
Compare Danish ental and German Einzahl.


tean

tean c (plural teannen, diminutive teantsje)

From Old Frisian tāne, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ.


rêch

rêch c (plural rêgen, diminutive rêchje or rechje)

rêgen (plural)
rêchje (diminutive)
rechje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian hreg, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi.


sûker

sûker c (plural sûkers, diminutive sûkerke)


wetterstof

From wetter + stof. Calque of Dutch waterstof.


sulver

From Old Frisian selver, selover, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.


soerstof

From soer + stof, calque of Dutch zuurstof, itself a calque of French oxygène (possibly via German Sauerstoff).


earmtakke

earmtakke c (plural earmtakken, diminutive earmtakje)

earmtakken (plural)
earmtakje (diminutive)

From earm (“arm”) + takke (“branch, twig”).


ferlytsingswurd

ferlytsingswurd n (plural ferlytsingswurden)


oalje

From Old Frisian olie, ele, from Proto-West Germanic *oli. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oulje, Afrikaans olie, German Öl.


kofje

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).


poepert

poepert c (plural poeperts, diminutive poepertje)

poeperts (plural)
poepertje (diminutive)


brandewyn

brandewyn c (no plural, diminutive brandewyntsje)

Borrowed from Dutch brandewijn, from Middle Dutch brantwijn.


stjerrekundige

stjerrekundige c (plural stjerrekundigen)


keninginne

keninginne c (plural keninginnen, diminutive keningintsje)

keninginnen (plural)
keningintsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian *keninginne, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningini, equivalent to kening + -inne. Cognate with German Königin.


hefbeam

From heffe + beam, calque of Dutch hefboom.

lever (rigid piece with a turning point)


stjerrekunde

astronomy (science, study of the movement, size and position of the celestial bodies and other objects and phenomena outside the atmosphere)


rêchbonke

rêchbonke c (plural rêchbonken, diminutive rêchbonkje)

rêchbonken (plural)
rêchbonkje (diminutive)

From rêch + bonke. Compare Old Frisian hregbēn, hregbēn, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjabainą (“backbone, spine”), equivalent to rêch + bonke.


toskedokter

From tosk (“tooth”) + -e- + dokter (“doctor”). Akin to Saterland Frisian Tuskedokter and Dutch tandarts.

af

De fytsmakker ferkeapet fytsbannen.
De toskedokter lûkt net graach kiezzen.
Wy hoopje dat jo in priis wûn hawwe.

1995, Rienk de Haan, Mei freonlike groetnis, page 11:

The bycicle salesman sells bycicle tires.
The dentist doesn't willingly pull teeth.
We hope that they have won a prise.


huning

From Old Frisian *huning, from Proto-Germanic *hunangą. Cognate with Dutch honing and North Frisian honning, hönning.

bearen ite huning


ûnderlippe

From ûnder- + lippe, possibly calqued from Dutch onderlip. Compare also Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe, English underlip, German Unterlippe.


izer

From Old Frisian īsern, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn (“iron”), from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.

(countable) iron object, instrument or tool