A

The first letter of the West Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.


winter

head

winter c (plural winters, diminutive winterke)

From Old Frisian winter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.


de

Compare Dutch and Low German de, English the, German der.

Ik hâld de boek.


en

From Old Frisian and, ende, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.


hoed

hoed c (plural huodden, diminutive huodsje)

From Old Frisian hōd, from Proto-West Germanic *hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. Cognate with Dutch hoed, North Frisian hod and Saterland Frisian Houd

an obsolete unit of volume for lime or coal


ik

ik (first-person singular)
my (first-person singular)
mysels (first-person reflexive singular)
myn (first-person possessive singular)
mines (first-person possessive pronoun singular)
do (informal second-person singular)
dû (informal second-person singular)
dy (informal second-person singular)
dysels (informal reflexive second-person singular)
dyn (informal possessive second-person singular)
dines (informal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
jo (formal second-person singular)
josels (formal reflexive second-person singular)
jo (formal possessive second-person singular)
jowes (formal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
hy (masculine singular third-person)
him (masculine singular third-person)
himsels (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
syn (masculine possessive singular third-person)
sines (masculine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sy (feminine singular third-person)
hja (feminine singular third-person)
har (feminine singular third-person)
harsels (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
har (feminine possessive singular third-person)
harres (feminine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
it (neuter singular third-person)
himsels (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
syn (neuter possessive singular third-person)
sines (neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
wy (first-person plural)
ús (first-person plural)
ússels (first-person plural reflexive)
ús (first-person plural possessive)
uzes (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
jim (plural second-person)
jimme (plural second-person)
jimsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jinsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jim (plural possessive second-person)
jimme (plural possessive second-person)
jimmes (plural possessive pronoun second-person)
sy (plural third-person)
hja (plural third-person)
har (plural third-person)
harren (plural third-person)
harsels (plural reflexive third-person)
har (plural possessive third-person)
harren (plural possessive third-person)
harres (plural possessive pronoun third-person)

From Old Frisian ik, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.

I (first person singular nominative pronoun)


wolf

wolf c (plural wolven, diminutive wolfke)

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

(countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily)


man

man c (plural manlju or mannen, diminutive mantsje)

manlju (plural)
mannen (plural)
mantsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.


is

From Old Frisian is, from Proto-Germanic *isti (form of *wesaną (“to be”)). Cognate with English is, Dutch is.

1997, Sjoerd Bottema, "Dwersreed", Trotwaer, vol. 29, no. 5, page 204.
Ik soe net witte wat myn ‘favorite plakje’ is om te fantasearjen, sa'n plak ha ik net, no ja soms al, mar dat is in plak dêr't ik yn it iepenbier leaver net oer praat, net mei myn learlingen alteast, en al hielendal net oer hoe't ik my dêr hâld en draach en wat myn lichemshâlding is.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

third person singular indicative of wêze


bot

bot (adverbial positive predicative)
botter (adverbial comparative predicative)
it botst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it botste (adverbial predicative superlative)
botte (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
bottere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
botste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
bot (indefinite neuter positive singular)
botter (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
botste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
botte (indefinite plural positive)
bottere (comparative indefinite plural)
botste (indefinite plural superlative)
botte (definite positive)
bottere (comparative definite)
botste (definite superlative)
bots (partitive positive)
botters (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian butie, from Proto-West Germanic *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz (“end piece”), related to English butt.


bot

bot c (plural botten, diminutive botsje or botke)

botten (plural)
botsje (diminutive)
botke (diminutive)

Uncertain. Possibly derived from bot (“blunt-headed fish”), in which case ultimately from the source of Etymology 1 above. Compare Dutch bot and the second element of English halibut.


Andorra

Andorra (a microstate in Southern Europe, between Spain and France)


Malta

Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)

Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)


it

From Old Frisian hit, from Proto-Germanic *hit.

it (third-person singular neuter pronoun)


it

From Old Frisian thet, from Proto-Germanic *þat.


plant

plant c (plural planten, diminutive plantsje)


tiger

tiger c (plural tigers, diminutive tigerke)


write

write (infinitive)
writen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
writen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
wryt (first-person present singular)
wriet (first-person past singular)
wrytst (present second-person singular)
wrietst (past second-person singular)
wrytsto (present)
wrietsto (past)
wryt (present singular third-person)
wriet (past singular third-person)
write (plural present)
wrieten (past plural)
wryt (imperative present)
writend (participle present)
writen (participle past)

From Old Frisian wrīta, from Proto-West Germanic *wrītan. Cognate with English write, Dutch wrijten.


see

From Old Frisian sē, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi.


of

From Old Frisian jef, from Proto-Germanic *jabai.


my

From Old Frisian mī, from Proto-Germanic *miz.


as

From Old Frisian as, ase, asa, als, alse, alsa, equivalent to al + so. More at as.

Grut as in hûs.

as, like (used to form an equating phrase)

Grutter as in hûs.


as

From Old Frisian *ax, from Proto-Germanic *ahsō.


east

From Old Frisian āst, from Proto-West Germanic *austr.


nicht

nicht c (plural nichten, diminutive nichtsje)

nichten (plural)
nichtsje (diminutive)
nift (alternative)


finger

finger c (plural fingers, diminutive fingerke)

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


alligator

alligator c (plural alligators, diminutive alligatorke)

alligators (plural)
alligatorke (diminutive)


minister

(government) minister (a politician who heads a ministry)


om

From Old Frisian umbe, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi.


al

From Old Frisian all, from Proto-West Germanic *all. Cognate with English all.


wei

From Old Frisian wei, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.


god

god c (plural goaden, diminutive godsje)

Inherited from Old Frisian god, from Proto-West Germanic *god, from Proto-Germanic *gudą.


gripe

gripe (infinitive)
gripen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
gripen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
gryp (first-person present singular)
griep (first-person past singular)
grypst (present second-person singular)
griepst (past second-person singular)
grypsto (present)
griepsto (past)
grypt (present singular third-person)
griep (past singular third-person)
gripe (plural present)
griepen (past plural)
gryp (imperative present)
gripend (participle present)
grepen (participle past)
gripe (infinitive)
gripen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
gripen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
gryp (first-person present singular)
grypte (first-person past singular)
grypst (present second-person singular)
gryptest (past second-person singular)
grypsto (present)
gryptesto (past)
grypt (present singular third-person)
grypte (past singular third-person)
gripe (plural present)
grypten (past plural)
gryp (imperative present)
gripend (participle present)
grypt (participle past)

From Old Frisian grīpa, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.


hear

hear c (plural hearen, diminutive hearke)

Wêr de Geast fan de Hear is, der is frijheid.

Wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.


hear

From Old Frisian here, from Proto-West Germanic *hari.

Yn âlde tiden wie Frjentsjer bilegere fan in machtich hear.

In days gone by, Franeker was besieged by a mighty army.


bite

bite (infinitive)
biten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
biten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
byt (first-person present singular)
biet (first-person past singular)
bytst (present second-person singular)
bietst (past second-person singular)
bytsto (present)
bietsto (past)
byt (present singular third-person)
biet (past singular third-person)
bite (plural present)
bieten (past plural)
byt (imperative present)
bitend (participle present)
biten (participle past)


tear

tear c (plural tearen, diminutive tearke)


bel

bel c (plural bellen, diminutive beltsje)

From Old Frisian *belle, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ.


read

read (adverbial positive predicative)
reader (adverbial comparative predicative)
it readst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it readste (adverbial predicative superlative)
reade (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
readere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
readste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
read (indefinite neuter positive singular)
reader (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
readste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
reade (indefinite plural positive)
readere (comparative indefinite plural)
readste (indefinite plural superlative)
reade (definite positive)
readere (comparative definite)
readste (definite superlative)
reads (partitive positive)
readers (comparative partitive)


slang

slang c (plural slangen, diminutive slankje)

slangen (plural)
slankje (diminutive)
slange (alternative)

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


him

From Old Frisian him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai.


graft

graft c (plural graften, diminutive graftsje)


ear

From Old Frisian āre, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.


angel

angel c (plural angels, diminutive angeltsje)

From Old Frisian *angel, from Proto-Germanic *angulaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-.


slim

slim (adverbial positive predicative)
slimmer (adverbial comparative predicative)
it slimst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it slimste (adverbial predicative superlative)
slimme (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
slimmere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
slimste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
slim (indefinite neuter positive singular)
slimmer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
slimste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
slimme (indefinite plural positive)
slimmere (comparative indefinite plural)
slimste (indefinite plural superlative)
slimme (definite positive)
slimmere (comparative definite)
slimste (definite superlative)
slims (partitive positive)
slimmers (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian *slimb, from Proto-West Germanic *slimb, from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz (“askew, sloping, wrong”).


swan

head

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”).


do

ik (first-person singular)
my (first-person singular)
mysels (first-person reflexive singular)
myn (first-person possessive singular)
mines (first-person possessive pronoun singular)
do (informal second-person singular)
dû (informal second-person singular)
dy (informal second-person singular)
dysels (informal reflexive second-person singular)
dyn (informal possessive second-person singular)
dines (informal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
jo (formal second-person singular)
josels (formal reflexive second-person singular)
jo (formal possessive second-person singular)
jowes (formal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
hy (masculine singular third-person)
him (masculine singular third-person)
himsels (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
syn (masculine possessive singular third-person)
sines (masculine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sy (feminine singular third-person)
hja (feminine singular third-person)
har (feminine singular third-person)
harsels (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
har (feminine possessive singular third-person)
harres (feminine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
it (neuter singular third-person)
himsels (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
syn (neuter possessive singular third-person)
sines (neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
wy (first-person plural)
ús (first-person plural)
ússels (first-person plural reflexive)
ús (first-person plural possessive)
uzes (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
jim (plural second-person)
jimme (plural second-person)
jimsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jinsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jim (plural possessive second-person)
jimme (plural possessive second-person)
jimmes (plural possessive pronoun second-person)
sy (plural third-person)
hja (plural third-person)
har (plural third-person)
harren (plural third-person)
harsels (plural reflexive third-person)
har (plural possessive third-person)
harren (plural possessive third-person)
harres (plural possessive pronoun third-person)
dû (alternative)

From Old Frisian thū, from Proto-West Germanic *þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Ik hâld fan dy.

(Clay) you, thou; informal second-person singular pronoun


do

From Old Frisian *dūve, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.


sy

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz. For the sibilant onset, compare other West Germanic cognates (Dutch zij, German Sie, and possibly English she).

Sy die.

she (third-person singular feminine pronoun)


sy

Sy dienen.


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.


hier

hier n or c (plural hierren, diminutive hierke)


hier

From Old Frisian hēre, from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀiju.


er

clitic form of hy used before the object or after the verb.


breed

breed (adverbial positive predicative)
breder (adverbial comparative predicative)
it breedst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it breedste (adverbial predicative superlative)
brede (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
bredere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
breedste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
breed (indefinite neuter positive singular)
breder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
breedste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
brede (indefinite plural positive)
bredere (comparative indefinite plural)
breedste (indefinite plural superlative)
brede (definite positive)
bredere (comparative definite)
breedste (definite superlative)
breeds (partitive positive)
breders (comparative partitive)

Borrowed from Dutch breed, displacing older brie.


dream

dream c (plural dreamen, diminutive dreamke)

From Old Frisian drām, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

2008, Greet Andringa, Libben reach, Friese Pers Boekerij, page 70.
Hy koe net sliepe, want de dreamen oer syn deade maten wiene noch slimmer as wat er mei de eagen iepen seach.

He couldn't sleep, because the dreams about his dead companions were even worse than what he saw with his eyes open.


eat

From Old Frisian āwet, āet, from ā (“always, ever”) + *wiht (“thing, creature”) (from Proto-West Germanic *wihti). Compare English owt, aught.


held

held c (plural helden, diminutive heldsje)

From Old Frisian *heleth, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ (“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.


lean

head

lean n (plural leanen, diminutive leantsje)

From Old Frisian lān, from Proto-West Germanic *laun. Cognate with Old English lēan.


spelt

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spiltaz.


sin

sin c (plural sinnen, diminutive sintsje)

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

sentence (syntactic unit containing a subject and a predicate)

sense (means of experiencing the external world)


sin

sin n (plural sinnen, diminutive sintsje)


boat

boat n (plural boaten, diminutive boatsje or boatke)

boaten (plural)
boatsje (diminutive)
boatke (diminutive)


ride

ride (infinitive)
riden (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
riden (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
ryd (first-person present singular)
ried (first-person past singular)
rydst (present second-person singular)
riedst (past second-person singular)
rydsto (present)
riedsto (past)
rydt (present singular third-person)
ried (past singular third-person)
ride (plural present)
rieden (past plural)
ryd (imperative present)
ridend (participle present)
riden (participle past)

From Old Frisian rīda, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan.


ring

ring c (plural ringen, diminutive rinkje)

From Old Frisian hring, from Proto-West Germanic *hring. Cognate with English ring, Dutch ring, Saterland Frisian Ring.


spin

spin c (plural spinnen, diminutive spintsje)

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


by

By âlds


goat

goat c (plural goaten, diminutive goatsje)


bien

bien n (plural biennen, diminutive bientsje)


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”).


fear

From Proto-Germanic *farjǭ. Cognate with Dutch veer, English ferry.


fear

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


fear

fear (adverbial positive predicative)
feare (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
fear (indefinite neuter positive singular)
feare (indefinite plural positive)
feare (definite positive)
fears (partitive positive)

From Old Frisian *farch, from Proto-West Germanic *farh. Cognate with English farrow.


syn

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

his (third-person singular masculine possessive determiner)

its (third-person singular neuter possessive determiner)


hammer

hammer c (plural hammers, diminutive hammerke)

From Old Frisian hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

Ik sloech mei de hammer op 'e finger

hammer (tool, consisting of a piece of wood or iron, which is used for hitting or knocking)


kin

kin n (plural kinnen, diminutive kintsje)

Borrowed from Middle Low German kinne, kin, from Old Saxon kinni. The inherited Old Frisian form was zin.


menu

menu n (plural menu's, diminutive menuke)


teken

teken n (plural tekens, diminutive tekentsje)

From Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-West Germanic *taikn.


hûn

hûn c (plural hûnen, diminutive hûntsje)

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


want

From Old Frisian hwant, hwante, hwande, hwanda, from Proto-Germanic *hwandê.


hart

hart n (plural harten, diminutive hartsje)

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


pear

pear n (plural pearen, diminutive pearke)

From Old Frisian pār, ultimately from Latin pār.


kies

kies c (plural kiezen, diminutive kieske)

From Old Frisian kēse, from Proto-West Germanic *kūsiju.


wier

wier (adverbial positive predicative)
wierder (adverbial comparative predicative)
it wierst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it wierste (adverbial predicative superlative)
wiere (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
wierdere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
wierste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
wier (indefinite neuter positive singular)
wierder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
wierste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
wiere (indefinite plural positive)
wierdere (comparative indefinite plural)
wierste (indefinite plural superlative)
wiere (definite positive)
wierdere (comparative definite)
wierste (definite superlative)
wiers (partitive positive)
wierders (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian wēr, from Proto-West Germanic *wār.


help

help c (plural helpen, diminutive helpke)

From Old Frisian helpe, from Proto-Germanic *helpō.


ha

alternative form of any present-tense form of hawwe except for the third-person singular


rein

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


fier

fier (adverbial positive predicative)
fierder (adverbial comparative predicative)
it fierst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it fierste (adverbial predicative superlative)
fiere (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
fierdere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
fierste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
fier (indefinite neuter positive singular)
fierder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
fierste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
fiere (indefinite plural positive)
fierdere (comparative indefinite plural)
fierste (indefinite plural superlative)
fiere (definite positive)
fierdere (comparative definite)
fierste (definite superlative)
fiers (partitive positive)
fierders (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian fir, fer, from Proto-West Germanic and Proto-Germanic *ferrai.


bij

From Old Frisian bē, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā.


bloed

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-?
Proto-Germanic *blōþą
Proto-West Germanic *blōd
Old Frisian blōd
West Frisian bloed
From Old Frisian blōd, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.


wapen

head

wapen n (plural wapens, diminutive wapentsje)

wapens (plural)
wapentsje (diminutive)
wepen (alternative)


sette

sette (infinitive)
setten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
setten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
set (first-person present singular)
sette (first-person past singular)
setst (present second-person singular)
settest (past second-person singular)
setsto (present)
settesto (past)
set (present singular third-person)
sette (past singular third-person)
sette (plural present)
setten (past plural)
set (imperative present)
settend (participle present)
set (participle past)
setten (participle past)

From Old Frisian setta, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan.


ta

From Old Frisian to, from Proto-Germanic *tō.


better

inflection of goed:
predicative comparative degree

indefinite neuter singular comparative degree


boek

boek n (plural boeken, diminutive boekje)

From Old Frisian bōk, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.


miel

miel n (plural mielen or miellen, diminutive mieltsje)

mielen (plural)
miellen (plural)
mieltsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian mēl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl.


appel

appel c (plural appels, diminutive appeltsje)

appels (plural)
appeltsje (diminutive)
apel (alternative)

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


prom

prom c (plural prommen, diminutive promke)

prommen (plural)
promke (diminutive)
prûm (alternative)


stien

stien c (plural stiennen, diminutive stientsje)

stiennen (plural)
stientsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Steen, German Stein, English stone, Swedish sten.


dy

From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-West Germanic *siz, from Proto-Germanic *sa (“that, the”). Compare Dutch die, English the.


dy

From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.


parlemint

Regear en parlemint hawwe dêrmei de soarch op har nommen foar it Frysk.

1975 April 26, K. BOELENS, Frysk & Frij (Usenet):

The government and parliament have thus taken responsibility for the Frisian language.


acht

From Old Frisian achta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.


acht

acht c (plural achten, diminutive achtsje)


dreame

dreame (infinitive)
dreamen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
dreamen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
dream (first-person present singular)
dreamde (first-person past singular)
dreamst (present second-person singular)
dreamdest (past second-person singular)
dreamsto (present)
dreamdesto (past)
dreamt (present singular third-person)
dreamde (past singular third-person)
dreame (plural present)
dreamden (past plural)
dream (imperative present)
dreamend (participle present)
dreamd (participle past)

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


der

Der binne trije Fryske talen


das

Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.


steam

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


liturgy

liturgy c (plural liturgyen or liturgys)


net

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).


net

net n (plural netten, diminutive netsje)

From Old Frisian nette, nitte, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).


side

head

side c (plural siden, diminutive sydsje)

From Old Frisian sīde, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.


oersette

oersette (infinitive)
oersetten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
oersetten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
set oer (first-person main-clause present singular)
sette oer (first-person main-clause past singular)
oerset (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
oersette (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
setst oer (main-clause present second-person singular)
settest oer (main-clause past second-person singular)
oersetst (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
oersettest (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
set oer (main-clause present singular third-person)
sette oer (main-clause past singular third-person)
oerset (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
oersette (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
sette oer (main-clause plural present)
setten oer (main-clause past plural)
oersette (plural present subordinate-clause)
oersetten (past plural subordinate-clause)
set oer (imperative main-clause present)
oersettend (main-clause participle present)
oerset (main-clause participle past)
oersetten (main-clause participle past)


fan

From Old Frisian fon, from Proto-Germanic *fanē.


terp

terp c (plural terpen, diminutive terpke)

→ Dutch: terp

From Old Frisian thorp, therp, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp. Doublet of doarp.

artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide


papier

papier n (plural papieren, diminutive papierke)


wat

From Old Frisian hwet, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód.

Wat sizze hja?


wart

wart c (plural warten, diminutive wartsje)

From Old Frisian warte /worte, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Wotte /Woote. Doublet of wrat.

Der is in wart op myn tean ferskynde.

(pathology) wart (painful growth in the skin)


wart

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


Bask

Basque (native or inhabitant of the Basque Country, Spain)


banjo

head

banjo c (plural banjo's, diminutive banjoke)


mien

mien (adverbial positive predicative)
miender (adverbial comparative predicative)
miener (adverbial comparative predicative)
it mienst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it mienste (adverbial predicative superlative)
miene (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
miendere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
mienere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
mienste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
mien (indefinite neuter positive singular)
miender (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
miener (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
mienste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
miene (indefinite plural positive)
miendere (comparative indefinite plural)
mienere (comparative indefinite plural)
mienste (indefinite plural superlative)
miene (definite positive)
miendere (comparative definite)
mienere (comparative definite)
mienste (definite superlative)
miens (partitive positive)
mienders (comparative partitive)
mieners (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian gemēne, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moynis. Cognate with German gemein, English mean, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gamains) and Latin commūnis.


weak

weak (adverbial positive predicative)
weaker (adverbial comparative predicative)
it weakst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it weakste (adverbial predicative superlative)
weake (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
weakere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
weakste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
weak (indefinite neuter positive singular)
weaker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
weakste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
weake (indefinite plural positive)
weakere (comparative indefinite plural)
weakste (indefinite plural superlative)
weake (definite positive)
weakere (comparative definite)
weakste (definite superlative)
weaks (partitive positive)
weakers (comparative partitive)
wêk (alternative)

From Old Frisian wāk, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw.


sein

sein n (plural seinen, diminutive seintsje)

From Dutch sein (“signal”), from Old French seigne, a northern variant of signe.


seine

seine c (plural seinen, diminutive seintsje)


seine

seine (infinitive)
seinen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
seinen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
sein (first-person present singular)
seinde (first-person past singular)
seinst (present second-person singular)
seindest (past second-person singular)
seinsto (present)
seindesto (past)
seint (present singular third-person)
seinde (past singular third-person)
seine (plural present)
seinden (past plural)
sein (imperative present)
seinend (participle present)
seind (participle past)


smite

smite (infinitive)
smiten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
smiten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
smyt (first-person present singular)
smiet (first-person past singular)
smytst (present second-person singular)
smietst (past second-person singular)
smytsto (present)
smietsto (past)
smyt (present singular third-person)
smiet (past singular third-person)
smite (plural present)
smieten (past plural)
smyt (imperative present)
smitend (participle present)
smiten (participle past)

From Old Frisian smīta, from Proto-West Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd-.


leaf

leaf n (plural leaven, diminutive leafke)

leaf, especially a long leaf, like a blade of grass


leaf

leaf (adverbial positive predicative)
leaver (adverbial comparative predicative)
it leafst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it leafste (adverbial predicative superlative)
leave (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
leavere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
leafste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
leaf (indefinite neuter positive singular)
leaver (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
leafste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
leave (indefinite plural positive)
leavere (comparative indefinite plural)
leafste (indefinite plural superlative)
leave (definite positive)
leavere (comparative definite)
leafste (definite superlative)
leafs (partitive positive)
leavers (comparative partitive)


lust

From Old Frisian lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu.


blau

blau (adverbial positive predicative)
blauwer (adverbial comparative predicative)
it blaust (adverbial predicative superlative)
it blauste (adverbial predicative superlative)
blauwe (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
blauwere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
blauste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
blau (indefinite neuter positive singular)
blauwer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
blauste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
blauwe (indefinite plural positive)
blauwere (comparative indefinite plural)
blauste (indefinite plural superlative)
blauwe (definite positive)
blauwere (comparative definite)
blauste (definite superlative)
blaus (partitive positive)
blauwers (comparative partitive)

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


kleur

kleur c (plural kleuren, diminutive kleurke)

Borrowed from Dutch kleur, from French couleur, from Latin color.


auto

Borrowed from Dutch auto, from French auto.


lid

lid n (plural lidden or lea, diminutive lidsje)

lidden (plural)
lea (plural)
lidsje (diminutive)

From Proto-Germanic *liþuz. The plural leden is from Dutch.


lid

lid n (plural lidden, diminutive lidsje)


bleat

bleat (adverbial positive predicative)
bleater (adverbial comparative predicative)
it bleatst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it bleatste (adverbial predicative superlative)
bleate (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
bleatere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
bleatste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
bleat (indefinite neuter positive singular)
bleater (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
bleatste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
bleate (indefinite plural positive)
bleatere (comparative indefinite plural)
bleatste (indefinite plural superlative)
bleate (definite positive)
bleatere (comparative definite)
bleatste (definite superlative)
bleats (partitive positive)
bleaters (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian blāt, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz.
Cognate with Dutch bloot, German bloß.


doe

Doe, saken wienen net lykas no.

then, at that time (which is presumably in the past)


hout

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtsje)

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


dea

dea (adverbial positive predicative)
deader (adverbial comparative predicative)
it deadst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it deadste (adverbial predicative superlative)
deade (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
deadere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
deadste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
dea (indefinite neuter positive singular)
deader (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
deadste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
deade (indefinite plural positive)
deadere (comparative indefinite plural)
deadste (indefinite plural superlative)
deade (definite positive)
deadere (comparative definite)
deadste (definite superlative)
deads (partitive positive)
deaders (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian dād, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.


op

From Old Frisian uppa, from Proto-Germanic *upp.


op

De Westermar sil opnij opboud wurde op deselde lokaasje

The Westermar will be built again at the same location.


eigen

From Old Frisian egen, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aigan. Compare with Dutch eigen, English own.


spear

spear c (plural spearen, diminutive spearke)

From Old Frisian spere, spiri, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru.


boar

boar c (plural boaren, diminutive boarke)


fee

From Old Frisian fia, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu.


fee

Borrowed from Dutch fee, from French fée.


stipe

stipe c (plural stipen, diminutive stypke)


tee

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


dessert

dessert n (plural desserts, diminutive dessertsje)

desserts (plural)
dessertsje (diminutive)


grime

Borrowed from Dutch grim; see the verb grimmen (“to roar, be wrathful”).


bier

bier n (plural bieren, diminutive bierke)

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


bier

From Old Frisian bēre, from Proto-West Germanic *bāru.


nagel

nagel c (plural nagels, diminutive nageltsje)

Cognate with Dutch nagel, English nail, German Nagel.


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.


hoe

From Old Frisian hū, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.


pasta

Probably borrowed from Dutch pasta, from Italian pasta.


ek

From Old Frisian āk, from Proto-West Germanic *auk.


seis

From Old Frisian sex, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. However, Spanish seis is a false cognate.


seis

seis c (plural seizen, diminutive seiske)


blaze

blaze (infinitive)
blazen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
blazen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
blaas (first-person present singular)
blies (first-person past singular)
blaast (present second-person singular)
bliest (past second-person singular)
blaasto (present)
bliesto (past)
blaast (present singular third-person)
blies (past singular third-person)
blaze (plural present)
bliezen (past plural)
blaas (imperative present)
blazend (participle present)
blazen (participle past)
blaze (infinitive)
blazen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
blazen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
blaas (first-person present singular)
blaasde (first-person past singular)
blaast (present second-person singular)
blaasdest (past second-person singular)
blaasto (present)
blaasdesto (past)
blaast (present singular third-person)
blaasde (past singular third-person)
blaze (plural present)
blaasden (past plural)
blaas (imperative present)
blazend (participle present)
blaasd (participle past)

From Old Frisian *blēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan, from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną.


hast

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

second-person informal singular of hawwe


reed

head

reed c (plural redens, diminutive reedsje)


reed

reed c (plural reden, diminutive reedsje)

From Old Frisian *rēd, from Proto-West Germanic *raidu, from Proto-Germanic *raidō.


each

each n (plural eagen, diminutive eachje)

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


web

From Old Frisian webb, from Proto-Germanic *wabją.


din

head

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.


ein

ein c or n (plural einen, diminutive eintsje)

From Old Frisian ende, from Proto-West Germanic *andī.


abt

Ultimately from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

abbot (the monastic superior of an abbey)


fine

fine (infinitive)
finen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
finen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
fyn (first-person present singular)
fûn (first-person past singular)
fynst (present second-person singular)
fûnst (past second-person singular)
fynsto (present)
fûnsto (past)
fynt (present singular third-person)
fûn (past singular third-person)
fine (plural present)
fûnen (past plural)
fyn (imperative present)
finend (participle present)
fûn (participle past)

From Old Frisian finda, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan.

Ik fyn dyn freon moai.

to decide that, to form the opinion that


ko

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


dû

ik (first-person singular)
my (first-person singular)
mysels (first-person reflexive singular)
myn (first-person possessive singular)
mines (first-person possessive pronoun singular)
do (informal second-person singular)
dû (informal second-person singular)
dy (informal second-person singular)
dysels (informal reflexive second-person singular)
dyn (informal possessive second-person singular)
dines (informal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
jo (formal second-person singular)
josels (formal reflexive second-person singular)
jo (formal possessive second-person singular)
jowes (formal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
hy (masculine singular third-person)
him (masculine singular third-person)
himsels (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
syn (masculine possessive singular third-person)
sines (masculine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sy (feminine singular third-person)
hja (feminine singular third-person)
har (feminine singular third-person)
harsels (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
har (feminine possessive singular third-person)
harres (feminine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
it (neuter singular third-person)
himsels (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
syn (neuter possessive singular third-person)
sines (neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
wy (first-person plural)
ús (first-person plural)
ússels (first-person plural reflexive)
ús (first-person plural possessive)
uzes (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
jim (plural second-person)
jimme (plural second-person)
jimsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jinsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jim (plural possessive second-person)
jimme (plural possessive second-person)
jimmes (plural possessive pronoun second-person)
sy (plural third-person)
hja (plural third-person)
har (plural third-person)
harren (plural third-person)
harsels (plural reflexive third-person)
har (plural possessive third-person)
harren (plural possessive third-person)
harres (plural possessive pronoun third-person)


folle

From Old Frisian fule, from Proto-West Germanic *fulu.


earn

earn c (plural earnen, diminutive earntsje)

From Old Frisian *ern, from Proto-West Germanic *arō.


mar

Inherited from Old Frisian mere, from Proto-West Germanic *mari.


golf

golf c (plural golven, diminutive golfke)


piper

piper c (plural pipers, diminutive piperke)

From Old Frisian piper, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar.


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)

beanen (plural)
beantsje (diminutive)
beane (alternative)
beanne (alternative)

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


grave

grave (infinitive)
graven (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
graven (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
graaf (first-person present singular)
groef (first-person past singular)
graafst (present second-person singular)
groefst (past second-person singular)
graafsto (present)
groefsto (past)
graaft (present singular third-person)
groef (past singular third-person)
grave (plural present)
groeven (past plural)
graaf (imperative present)
gravend (participle present)
groeven (participle past)

From Old Frisian grava, from Proto-West Germanic *graban, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną.


moster

Ultimately from Latin mustum. Compare English mustard, Dutch mosterd (“mustard”), German Low German Musterd (“mustard”), Icelandic mustarður (“mustard”).


pine

pine c (plural pinen, diminutive pyntsje)

From Old Frisian pīne, borrowed from Latin pēna, borrowed from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ). Cognates include Saterland Frisian Piene and Dutch pijn.


seal

seal n (plural sealen, diminutive sealtsje)

From Old Frisian sāl, from Proto-West Germanic *sadul.


seal

seal c or n (plural sealen, diminutive sealtsje)

From Old Frisian *sele, from Proto-West Germanic *sali.


heal

From Old Frisian half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.


need

From Old Frisian nēd, nād, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz.


gea

geaën (plural)
geake (diminutive)
goa (alternative)

From Old Frisian gā, from Proto-West Germanic *gawi, from Proto-Germanic *gawją.


master

master c (plural masters, diminutive masterke)


team

team c (plural teammen, diminutive teamke)

From Old Frisian tām, from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.


team

team n (plural teams, diminutive teamke)

Sirkulaasjefollybal is in fariant op it gewoane follybal, mei 4 spilers yn elts team.

Mini-volleyball is a variation of normal volleyball, with 4 players on each team.


sport

Borrowed from Dutch sport, from English sport.


wif

wif (adverbial positive predicative)
wiffer (adverbial comparative predicative)
it wifst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it wifste (adverbial predicative superlative)
wiffe (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
wiffere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
wifste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
wif (indefinite neuter positive singular)
wiffer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
wifste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
wiffe (indefinite plural positive)
wiffere (comparative indefinite plural)
wifste (indefinite plural superlative)
wiffe (definite positive)
wiffere (comparative definite)
wifste (definite superlative)
wifs (partitive positive)
wiffers (comparative partitive)


jo

From Old Frisian jū, from Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.

you (second person singular nominative formal pronoun)


jo

your (second-person singular formal possessive determiner)


beam

beam c (plural beammen, diminutive beamke)

From Old Frisian bām, from Proto-West Germanic *baum.
Cognate with Dutch boom, English beam, German Baum.


feint

feint c (plural feinten, diminutive feintsje)


frieze

frieze (infinitive)
friezen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
friezen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
fries (first-person present singular)
frear (first-person past singular)
friest (present second-person singular)
freart (past second-person singular)
friesto (present)
frearto (past)
friest (present singular third-person)
frear (past singular third-person)
frieze (plural present)
frearen (past plural)
fries (imperative present)
friezend (participle present)
ferzen (participle past)

From Old Frisian *friāsa, from Proto-West Germanic *freusan.


heap

heap c (plural heapen or heappen, diminutive heapke)

heapen (plural)
heappen (plural)
heapke (diminutive)

From Old Frisian hāp, from Proto-West Germanic *haup, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz (“heap”).


leech

leech (adverbial positive predicative)
leger (adverbial comparative predicative)
it leechst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it leechste (adverbial predicative superlative)
lege (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
legere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
leechste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
leech (indefinite neuter positive singular)
leger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
leechste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
lege (indefinite plural positive)
legere (comparative indefinite plural)
leechste (indefinite plural superlative)
lege (definite positive)
legere (comparative definite)
leechste (definite superlative)
leechs (partitive positive)
legers (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian lēch, from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz, *lēgijaz. Cognate with English low, Scots laigh, Low German leeg, Dutch laag.


leech

From Old Frisian lethich, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz. Cognate with English lithy, Low German leddig, Dutch leeg, German ledig.

De opfrege sidetitel wie ûnjildich, leech, of ferkeard keppele.

The requested page title was invalid, empty or improperly linked.


lot

lot n (plural lotten, diminutive lotsje)

From Old Frisian hlot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.


neat

Negative form of eat. From Old Frisian nāt, nāut, nāwet. Compare English naught.


prate

prate (infinitive)
praten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
praten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
praat (first-person present singular)
prate (first-person past singular)
praatst (present second-person singular)
pratest (past second-person singular)
praatsto (present)
pratesto (past)
praat (present singular third-person)
prate (past singular third-person)
prate (plural present)
praten (past plural)
praat (imperative present)
pratend (participle present)
praat (participle past)
praten (participle past)

Sy praten drok oer de fakânsjes.

1991, Froukje Annema, Mei in fleurich sin, Friese Pers Boekerij, →ISBN, page 81:

They were talking excitedly about the holidays.


reach

reach n (plural reagen, diminutive reachje)

If related to Old English ragu (“moss”), compare Russian ракита (rakita, “broom, willow tree”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (“bend”).


ree

From Old Frisian rēd, rēde, from Proto-West Germanic *raid, from Proto-Germanic *raidaz.


ree

head

ree c (plural reeën, diminutive reetsje)

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


reek

From Old Frisian rēk, from Proto-West Germanic *rauki, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz.


span

span n (plural spannen, diminutive spantsje)

From Low German or Dutch spannen (“to yoke, stretch”).

span, team (pair of draught animals in a team)


aap

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


stip

stip c (plural stippen, diminutive stipke)


mem

→ Dutch: mem

Probably from Old Frisian *mōme, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā. Compare English mum.


Anne

a female given name, equivalent to English Ann or Anne


kat

kat c (plural katten, diminutive katsje)

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


simmer

simmer c (plural simmers, diminutive simmerke)

From Old Frisian sumur, sumer, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar.


mage

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.


gorilla

bodyguard (member of a personal bodyguard)


moai

moai (adverbial positive predicative)
moaier (adverbial comparative predicative)
it moaist (adverbial predicative superlative)
it moaiste (adverbial predicative superlative)
moaie (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
moaiere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
moaiste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
moai (indefinite neuter positive singular)
moaier (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
moaiste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
moaie (indefinite plural positive)
moaiere (comparative indefinite plural)
moaiste (indefinite plural superlative)
moaie (definite positive)
moaiere (comparative definite)
moaiste (definite superlative)
moais (partitive positive)
moaiers (comparative partitive)

Borrowed from Dutch mooi (“pretty, nice”).


stream

stream c (plural streamen, diminutive streamke)

From Old Frisian strām, from Proto-West Germanic *straum.


stream

stream c (plural streams, diminutive streamke)


dyn

From Old Frisian thīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn.

your (second-person singular informal possessive determiner)


ananas

ananas c (plural ananassen, diminutive ananaske)

ananassen (plural)
ananaske (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch ananas, from Spanish ananás.


tal

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


paprika

paprika c (plural paprika's, diminutive paprikake)

paprika's (plural)
paprikake (diminutive)


'e

Form of de, used before one-syllable prepositions ending in a consonant.


folk

folk n (plural folken, diminutive folkje)

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


museum

museum n (plural museums or musea, diminutive museumke)

museums (plural)
musea (plural)
museumke (diminutive)


burd

burd n (plural burden, diminutive burdsje)

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


sear

sear (adverbial positive predicative)
searder (adverbial comparative predicative)
it searst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it searste (adverbial predicative superlative)
seare (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
seardere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
searste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
sear (indefinite neuter positive singular)
searder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
searste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
seare (indefinite plural positive)
seardere (comparative indefinite plural)
searste (indefinite plural superlative)
seare (definite positive)
seardere (comparative definite)
searste (definite superlative)
sears (partitive positive)
searders (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian *sēr, from Proto-West Germanic *sair. Compare English sore, Dutch zeer.


skip

skip n (plural skippen, diminutive skipke)

From Old Frisian skip, from Proto-West Germanic *skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.


lyn

twa jier lyn


ite

ite (infinitive)
iten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
iten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
yt (first-person present singular)
iet (first-person past singular)
ytst (present second-person singular)
ietst (past second-person singular)
ytsto (present)
ietsto (past)
yt (present singular third-person)
iet (past singular third-person)
ite (plural present)
ieten (past plural)
yt (imperative present)
itend (participle present)
iten (participle past)

From Old Frisian eta, ita, from Proto-West Germanic *etan.


bile

bile c (plural bilen, diminutive byltsje)

Borrowed from Middle Dutch bile or Middle Low German bîle, bîl (“axe”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bilją.


mais

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ.


earring

earring c (plural earringen, diminutive earrinkje)

earringen (plural)
earrinkje (diminutive)


mich

mich c (plural miggen, diminutive michje)

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


glide

glide (infinitive)
gliden (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
gliden (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
glyd (first-person present singular)
glied (first-person past singular)
glydst (present second-person singular)
gliedst (past second-person singular)
glydsto (present)
gliedsto (past)
glydt (present singular third-person)
glied (past singular third-person)
glide (plural present)
glieden (past plural)
glyd (imperative present)
glidend (participle present)
gliden (participle past)

From Old Frisian glīda, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną.


tryst

tryst (adverbial positive predicative)
tryster (adverbial comparative predicative)
it tryst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it tryste (adverbial predicative superlative)
tryste (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
trystere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
tryste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
tryst (indefinite neuter positive singular)
tryster (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
tryste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
tryste (indefinite plural positive)
trystere (comparative indefinite plural)
tryste (indefinite plural superlative)
tryste (definite positive)
trystere (comparative definite)
tryste (definite superlative)
trysts (partitive positive)
trysters (comparative partitive)

Related to Dutch triest. Ultimately borrowed from Latin tristis; compare French triste.


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.


swart

swart (adverbial positive predicative)
swarter (adverbial comparative predicative)
it swartst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it swartste (adverbial predicative superlative)
swarte (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
swartere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
swartste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
swart (indefinite neuter positive singular)
swarter (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
swartste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
swarte (indefinite plural positive)
swartere (comparative indefinite plural)
swartste (indefinite plural superlative)
swarte (definite positive)
swartere (comparative definite)
swartste (definite superlative)
swarts (partitive positive)
swarters (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian swart, swert, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz.


tins

tins c (plural tinzen, diminutive tinsje)


salamander

Borrowed from Dutch salamander, from Middle Dutch salamander, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα (salamándra).

salamander, amphibian of the order Caudata


bears

bears c (plural bearzen, diminutive bearske)


taal

taal c (plural talen, diminutive taaltsje)

From Old Frisian tale, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō.

(countable) language (form of communication consisting of vocabulary and grammar)

(uncountable) language (means or manner of expression)

(uncountable, countable) language (specific lect or jargon)

(uncountable) language (capability to communicate with words)


nacht

nacht c (plural nachten, diminutive nachtsje)

From Old Frisian nacht, from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.


bern

bern n (plural bern, diminutive berntsje)

From Old Frisian bern, barn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn.


ime

From Old Frisian *em, from Proto-West Germanic *imbī.


freon

freon c (plural freonen, diminutive freontsje)

From Old Frisian friōnd, friūnd, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

Sa kaam Davids freon Chûsai yn ’e stêd oan, krekt doe’t Absalom yn Jeruzalem oankaam.

1978, Nije Fryske Bibeloersetting, 2 Samuel 15:37:

So David’s friend Hushai came into the city, as Absalom came into Jerusalem.


gau

From Old Frisian gā, from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz.


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.


neil

neil c (plural neilen or neils, diminutive neiltsje)

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

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


Aristoteles

Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).


ies

From Old Frisian ēs, from Proto-Germanic *ēsą.


har

From Old Frisian hire, from Proto-Germanic *hezōi, dative singular feminine of *hiz (“this”).

her (third-person singular feminine possessive determiner)


har

their (third-person plural possessive determiner)


leat

leat c (plural leaten, diminutive leatsje)


falle

falle (infinitive)
fallen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
fallen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
fal (first-person present singular)
foel (first-person past singular)
falst (present second-person singular)
foelst (past second-person singular)
falsto (present)
foelsto (past)
falt (present singular third-person)
foel (past singular third-person)
falle (plural present)
foelen (past plural)
fal (imperative present)
fallend (participle present)
fallen (participle past)

From Old Frisian falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną.


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.


komme

komme (infinitive)
kommen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
kommen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
kom (first-person present singular)
kaam (first-person past singular)
komst (present second-person singular)
kaamst (past second-person singular)
komsto (present)
kaamsto (past)
komt (present singular third-person)
kaam (past singular third-person)
komme (plural present)
kamen (past plural)
kom (imperative present)
kommend (participle present)
kommen (participle past)

From Old Frisian koma, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-.


-heid

From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu.

-ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.


haven

haven c (plural havens, diminutive haventsje)

From Old Frisian *hafen, *haven, from Proto-West Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.


wein

wein c (plural weinen, diminutive weintsje)

From Old Frisian wein, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn.


balkon

balkon n (plural balkons, diminutive balkontsje)

balkons (plural)
balkontsje (diminutive)

Related to Dutch balkon from French balcon.


efter

From Old Frisian efter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar (“more aft, further behind”).


hin

head

hin c (plural hinnen, diminutive hintsje)

From Old Frisian henn, from Proto-West Germanic *hannju.


ryk

From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm”).


ryk

ryk (adverbial positive predicative)
riker (adverbial comparative predicative)
it rykst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it rykste (adverbial predicative superlative)
rike (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
rikere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
rykste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
ryk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
riker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
rykste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
rike (indefinite plural positive)
rikere (comparative indefinite plural)
rykste (indefinite plural superlative)
rike (definite positive)
rikere (comparative definite)
rykste (definite superlative)
ryks (partitive positive)
rikers (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”).


wite

wite (infinitive)
witen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
witen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
wyt (first-person present singular)
wiet (first-person past singular)
wytst (present second-person singular)
wietst (past second-person singular)
wytsto (present)
wietsto (past)
wyt (present singular third-person)
wiet (past singular third-person)
wite (plural present)
wieten (past plural)
wyt (imperative present)
witend (participle present)
witen (participle past)


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.


earm

earm (adverbial positive predicative)
earmer (adverbial comparative predicative)
it earmst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it earmste (adverbial predicative superlative)
earme (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
earmere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
earmste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
earm (indefinite neuter positive singular)
earmer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
earmste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
earme (indefinite plural positive)
earmere (comparative indefinite plural)
earmste (indefinite plural superlative)
earme (definite positive)
earmere (comparative definite)
earmste (definite superlative)
earms (partitive positive)
earmers (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian *arm, erm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erm.


freed

From Old Frisian frīadei, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag, calque of Latin diēs Veneris.

moandei · tiisdei · woansdei · tongersdei · freed · sneon


België

Belgje (alternative)
Belzelân (alternative)

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


wurde

wurde (infinitive)
wurden (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
wurden (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
wurd (first-person present singular)
waard (first-person past singular)
wurdst (present second-person singular)
waardst (past second-person singular)
wurdsto (present)
waardsto (past)
wurdt (present singular third-person)
waard (past singular third-person)
wurde (plural present)
waarden (past plural)
wurd (imperative present)
wurdend (participle present)
wurden (participle past)

Ik waard sjoen.


prins

prins c (plural prinsen, diminutive prinske)

Ultimately from Old French prince, from Latin princeps.


drage

drage (infinitive)
dragen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
dragen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
draach (first-person present singular)
droech (first-person past singular)
draachst (present second-person singular)
droechst (past second-person singular)
draachsto (present)
droechsto (past)
draacht (present singular third-person)
droech (past singular third-person)
drage (plural present)
droegen (past plural)
draach (imperative present)
dragend (participle present)
dragen (participle past)

From Old Frisian draga, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan.


slange

slange c (plural slangen, diminutive slankje)


meager

meager (adverbial positive predicative)
meagerder (adverbial comparative predicative)
it meagerst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it meagerste (adverbial predicative superlative)
meagere (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
meagerdere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
meagerste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
meager (indefinite neuter positive singular)
meagerder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
meagerste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
meagere (indefinite plural positive)
meagerdere (comparative indefinite plural)
meagerste (indefinite plural superlative)
meagere (definite positive)
meagerdere (comparative definite)
meagerste (definite superlative)
meagers (partitive positive)
meagerders (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian *māger, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.


kop

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


iten

From iten, the gerund of ite (“to eat”).


iten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


moandei

head

moandei c (plural moandeis or moandagen)

moandeis (plural)
moandagen (plural)
mendei (alternative)

From Old Frisian mōnadei, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a calque of Latin diēs Lunae (“day of the moon”). Equivalent to moanne (“moon”) + dei (“day”).


tiisdei

tiisdei c (plural tiisdeis or tiisdagen)

From Old Frisian tīesdei, from late Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag.


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.


hel

From Old Frisian helle, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju.


skuld

skuld c (plural skulden, diminutive skuldsje)

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi.


jern

jern n (plural jernen, diminutive jerntsje)

From Old Frisian *jern, from Proto-Germanic *garną.


gean

gean (infinitive)
gean (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
gean (gerund neuter)
wêze (auxiliary)
gean (first-person present singular)
gie (first-person past singular)
gong (first-person past singular)
gyng (first-person past singular)
giest (present second-person singular)
giest (past second-person singular)
gongst (past second-person singular)
gyngst (past second-person singular)
giesto (present)
giesto (past)
gongsto (past)
gyngsto (past)
giet (present singular third-person)
gie (past singular third-person)
gong (past singular third-person)
gyng (past singular third-person)
geane (plural present)
gongen (past plural)
gienen (past plural)
gyngen (past plural)
gean (imperative present)
geanend (participle present)
geanende (participle present)
gien (participle past)
gongen (participle past)

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


jukebox

jukebox c (plural jukeboxen, diminutive jukeboxke)

jukeboxen (plural)
jukeboxke (diminutive)


ding

From Old Frisian thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Ding, Dutch ding and German Ding.


jim

ik (first-person singular)
my (first-person singular)
mysels (first-person reflexive singular)
myn (first-person possessive singular)
mines (first-person possessive pronoun singular)
do (informal second-person singular)
dû (informal second-person singular)
dy (informal second-person singular)
dysels (informal reflexive second-person singular)
dyn (informal possessive second-person singular)
dines (informal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
jo (formal second-person singular)
josels (formal reflexive second-person singular)
jo (formal possessive second-person singular)
jowes (formal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
hy (masculine singular third-person)
him (masculine singular third-person)
himsels (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
syn (masculine possessive singular third-person)
sines (masculine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sy (feminine singular third-person)
hja (feminine singular third-person)
har (feminine singular third-person)
harsels (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
har (feminine possessive singular third-person)
harres (feminine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
it (neuter singular third-person)
himsels (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
syn (neuter possessive singular third-person)
sines (neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
wy (first-person plural)
ús (first-person plural)
ússels (first-person plural reflexive)
ús (first-person plural possessive)
uzes (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
jim (plural second-person)
jimme (plural second-person)
jimsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jinsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jim (plural possessive second-person)
jimme (plural possessive second-person)
jimmes (plural possessive pronoun second-person)
sy (plural third-person)
hja (plural third-person)
har (plural third-person)
harren (plural third-person)
harsels (plural reflexive third-person)
har (plural possessive third-person)
harren (plural possessive third-person)
harres (plural possessive pronoun third-person)
jimme (alternative)

From Old Frisian jī, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs, plural of *túh₂..


jim

your (second-person plural possessive determiner)


achter

From Old Frisian after, efter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar.


eare

From Old Frisian āria, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀēn (“to honor”).


midden

From Old Frisian midde, from Proto-West Germanic *midi.


aai

aai n (plural aaien, diminutive aike or aaike)

aaien (plural)
aike (diminutive)
aaike (diminutive)
aei (alternative)

From Old Frisian *ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


wolk

wolk c (plural wolken, diminutive wolkje)

From Old Frisian wolken, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn.
Cognate with Dutch wolk, English welkin, German Wolke.


broer

broer c (plural bruorren or broers, diminutive bruorke or broerke)

bruorren (plural)
broers (plural)
bruorke (diminutive)
broerke (diminutive)


beest

beest n (plural beesten, diminutive beestje or beestke)

beesten (plural)
beestje (diminutive)
beestke (diminutive)


goud

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


kok

Cognate with Dutch kok, English cook, German Koch.


dochter

dochter c (plural dochters, diminutive dochterke)

dochters (plural)
dochterke (diminutive)
doaiter (alternative)


groep

groep c (plural groepen, diminutive groepke)


stof

stof n (plural stoffen, diminutive stofke)


stof

stof c (plural stoffen, diminutive stofke)


binnen

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“by, at”) + *innan << *in (“in”).


goed

goed (adverbial positive predicative)
better (adverbial comparative predicative)
it bêst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it bêste (adverbial predicative superlative)
goede (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
bettere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
bêste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
goed (indefinite neuter positive singular)
better (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
bêste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
goede (indefinite plural positive)
bettere (comparative indefinite plural)
bêste (indefinite plural superlative)
goede (definite positive)
bettere (comparative definite)
bêste (definite superlative)
goeds (partitive positive)
betters (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian gōd, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.


probleem

probleem n (plural problemen, diminutive probleemke)

problemen (plural)
probleemke (diminutive)

Borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).


noch

From Old Frisian noch, from Proto-West Germanic *noh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh.


kein

kein (adverbial positive predicative)
keinder (adverbial comparative predicative)
keiner (adverbial comparative predicative)
it keinst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it keinste (adverbial predicative superlative)
keine (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
keindere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
keinere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
keinste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
kein (indefinite neuter positive singular)
keinder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
keiner (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
keinste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
keine (indefinite plural positive)
keindere (comparative indefinite plural)
keinere (comparative indefinite plural)
keinste (indefinite plural superlative)
keine (definite positive)
keindere (comparative definite)
keinere (comparative definite)
keinste (definite superlative)
keins (partitive positive)
keinders (comparative partitive)
keiners (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian *kēne, from Proto-West Germanic *kōnī, from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“brave”). Cognate with English keen, Dutch koen, German kühn.


trui

trui c (plural truien, diminutive truike or truitsje)

truien (plural)
truike (diminutive)
truitsje (diminutive)

Borrowed from Dutch trui, from Middle Dutch troye, from Middle Low German troie.


taart

taart c (plural taarten, diminutive taartsje)


hert

hert n (plural herten, diminutive hertsje)

From Old Frisian herte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā.


kaart

kaart c (plural kaarten, diminutive kaartsje)

Ultimately from Old French carte, from Latin charta.


stoel

stoel c (plural stuollen, diminutive stuoltsje)

stuollen (plural)
stuoltsje (diminutive)

From Old Frisian stōl, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


rivier

rivier c (plural rivieren, diminutive rivierke)

From Dutch rivier, from Old French riviere.


streek

streek c (plural streken, diminutive streekje)


Spanje

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Oekraïne

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


Litouwen

Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)


Bulgarije

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


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.


bril

bril c (plural brillen, diminutive briltsje)

Borrowing from Middle Dutch beril (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), from Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya, “a cat's eye gem; a jewel”)), from Dravidian. Probably named after the city Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India. The first glasses, manufactured in Italy around 1300, were made of beryl.


gracht

head

gracht c (plural grachten, diminutive grachtsje)

grachten (plural)
grachtsje (diminutive)


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.


aed

shallow oval tub or tray used for acquiring cream from milk


augustus

/ɔu̯ˈɡøstəs/


wa

From Old Frisian hwā, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ.

Wa binne jo?


wy

ik (first-person singular)
my (first-person singular)
mysels (first-person reflexive singular)
myn (first-person possessive singular)
mines (first-person possessive pronoun singular)
do (informal second-person singular)
dû (informal second-person singular)
dy (informal second-person singular)
dysels (informal reflexive second-person singular)
dyn (informal possessive second-person singular)
dines (informal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
jo (formal second-person singular)
josels (formal reflexive second-person singular)
jo (formal possessive second-person singular)
jowes (formal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
hy (masculine singular third-person)
him (masculine singular third-person)
himsels (masculine reflexive singular third-person)
syn (masculine possessive singular third-person)
sines (masculine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sy (feminine singular third-person)
hja (feminine singular third-person)
har (feminine singular third-person)
harsels (feminine reflexive singular third-person)
har (feminine possessive singular third-person)
harres (feminine possessive pronoun singular third-person)
it (neuter singular third-person)
himsels (neuter reflexive singular third-person)
syn (neuter possessive singular third-person)
sines (neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
wy (first-person plural)
ús (first-person plural)
ússels (first-person plural reflexive)
ús (first-person plural possessive)
uzes (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
jim (plural second-person)
jimme (plural second-person)
jimsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jinsels (plural reflexive second-person)
jim (plural possessive second-person)
jimme (plural possessive second-person)
jimmes (plural possessive pronoun second-person)
sy (plural third-person)
hja (plural third-person)
har (plural third-person)
harren (plural third-person)
harsels (plural reflexive third-person)
har (plural possessive third-person)
harren (plural possessive third-person)
harres (plural possessive pronoun third-person)

From Old Frisian wī, from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy-, plural of *éǵh₂.

we (first-person plural nominative pronoun)


fracht

fracht c (plural frachten, diminutive frachtsje)

frachten (plural)
frachtsje (diminutive)


aard

aard n or c (plural aarden, diminutive aardsje)

From Old Frisian *ard, erd, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.


Turkije

Southeastern Europe
Southeastern Europe#English

Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in western Asia)


Fryslân

Al sân jier wie it lyn, dat er út Fryslân tein wie, nei it fiere West, en no wie him alles sa eigen, wat er seach ûnderweis.

1988, Mei lange trêden: ferhalen út de Fryske literatuer, Afûk, →ISBN, page 122:

It had been seven years since he had left Friesland for the far West, and now everything he saw on the way was so familiar to him.

Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)


jou

first-person singular present of jaan (to give)


achtste

From Old Frisian achtunda, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô.


sike

Deverbal from sykje (“to seek, to search”).


kar

From Old Frisian kere, from Proto-Germanic *kuziz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to test, taste, choose”).


sinne

head

sinne c (plural sinnen, diminutive sintsje)

From Old Frisian sunne, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā.


-es

myn + -es → mines

jo + -es → jowes

Used to form possessive pronouns from possessive determiners


mak

mak (adverbial positive predicative)
makker (adverbial comparative predicative)
it makst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it makste (adverbial predicative superlative)
makke (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
makkere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
makste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
mak (indefinite neuter positive singular)
makker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
makste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
makke (indefinite plural positive)
makkere (comparative indefinite plural)
makste (indefinite plural superlative)
makke (definite positive)
makkere (comparative definite)
makste (definite superlative)
maks (partitive positive)
makkers (comparative partitive)


út

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


wetter

wetter n (plural wetters, diminutive wetterke)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Germanic *watōr
Proto-West Germanic *watar
Old Frisian weter
West Frisian wetter
From Old Frisian weter, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian wååder, Sylt North Frisian Weeter, Saterland Frisian Woater and Föhr-Amrum North Frisian weeder.


doar

head

doar c (plural doarren, diminutive doarke)

From Old Frisian dure, dore, from Proto-West Germanic *dur.


suster

suster c (plural susters, diminutive susterke)

From Old Frisian swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.


juster

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *gester, variant of *gesteran, from Proto-Germanic *gesteran.


keap

From Old Frisian kāp, from Proto-West Germanic *kaup.


mear

mear c (plural mearen, diminutive mearke)

Cognate with Dutch meer. Also compare the native form mar (“lake”).


mear

From Old Frisian māra, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō.


mear

Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs where -er cannot be used.


mei

From Old Frisian mith, mit, mei, mithi, mithe, methe (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰi, *meta (“with”).

kontakt mei oare talen


apel

apel c (plural apels, diminutive apeltsje)


tocht

First and third person singular, and participle, past tense of tinke.


kruk

Borrowed from Dutch kruk, from Middle Dutch crucke.


bine

bine (infinitive)
binen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
binen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
byn (first-person present singular)
bûn (first-person past singular)
bynst (present second-person singular)
bûnst (past second-person singular)
bynsto (present)
bûnsto (past)
bynt (present singular third-person)
bûn (past singular third-person)
bine (plural present)
bûnen (past plural)
byn (imperative present)
binend (participle present)
bûn (participle past)

From Old Frisian binda, from Proto-West Germanic *bindan, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną.


pleats

pleats c (plural pleatsen, diminutive pleatske)

From Middle Dutch plaetse, from Old French place.


ús

our (first-person plural possessive determiner)


ús

From Old Frisian ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.


sân

From Old Frisian siūgun, from Proto-West Germanic *sebun, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.


sân

From Old Frisian sand, from Proto-West Germanic *samd, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.


komma

Borrowed from Dutch komma, from French comma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα (kómma).


smel

smel (adverbial positive predicative)
smelder (adverbial comparative predicative)
smeller (adverbial comparative predicative)
it smelst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it smelste (adverbial predicative superlative)
smelle (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
smeldere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
smellere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
smelste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
smel (indefinite neuter positive singular)
smelder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
smeller (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
smelste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
smelle (indefinite plural positive)
smeldere (comparative indefinite plural)
smellere (comparative indefinite plural)
smelste (indefinite plural superlative)
smelle (definite positive)
smeldere (comparative definite)
smellere (comparative definite)
smelste (definite superlative)
smels (partitive positive)
smelders (comparative partitive)
smellers (comparative partitive)


idel

vain, abortive (coming to naught, failing in its effect)


wis

wis (adverbial positive predicative)
wisser (adverbial comparative predicative)
it wist (adverbial predicative superlative)
it wiste (adverbial predicative superlative)
wisse (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
wissere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
wiste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
wis (indefinite neuter positive singular)
wisser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
wiste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
wisse (indefinite plural positive)
wissere (comparative indefinite plural)
wiste (indefinite plural superlative)
wisse (definite positive)
wissere (comparative definite)
wiste (definite superlative)
wis (partitive positive)
wissers (comparative partitive)

See witte (“to know, be sure”). Cognate with English wis.


planeet

planeet c (plural planeten, diminutive planeetsje)

planeten (plural)
planeetsje (diminutive)


telle

telle (infinitive)
tellen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
tellen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
tel (first-person present singular)
telde (first-person past singular)
telst (present second-person singular)
teldest (past second-person singular)
telsto (present)
teldesto (past)
telt (present singular third-person)
telde (past singular third-person)
telle (plural present)
telden (past plural)
tel (imperative present)
tellend (participle present)
teld (participle past)

From Old Frisian tella, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan.

to count, to matter, to be of significance


bist

From Old Frisian bist, second person singular indicative of wesa (“to be”). Cognate with English bist, German bist.

second person singular indicative of wêze


bist

bist n (plural bisten, diminutive bistje or bistke)

bisten (plural)
bistje (diminutive)
bistke (diminutive)
beest (alternative)

De bisten binne fuort.


jonge

jonge c (plural jonges, diminutive jonkje)


haad

haad n (plural haden, diminutive haadsje)

From Old Frisian hāved, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą.


neef

neef c (plural neven, diminutive neefke)


tút

From Old Frisian tūte (“nose, snout, trunk”), related to Dutch tuit (“snout, neb, nozzle”).


moskee

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


Aad

a diminutive of the male given name Adriaan [=Adrian]

a male given name, variant of Ade, short form for names beginning with Adal- or Adal- (= noble)

a diminutive of the female given name Adriana [=Adrienne]

a female given name, short form for names beginning with Adal- or Adal- (= noble)


brein

From Old Frisian brein, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną.


brein

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brīnijaz, *brīnaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mriHnós, from *móri.


brocht

first/third-person singular past of bringe


skite

skite (infinitive)
skiten (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
skiten (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
skyt (first-person present singular)
skiet (first-person past singular)
skytst (present second-person singular)
skietst (past second-person singular)
skytsto (present)
skietsto (past)
skyt (present singular third-person)
skiet (past singular third-person)
skite (plural present)
skieten (past plural)
skyt (imperative present)
skitend (participle present)
skiten (participle past)

From Old Frisian skīta, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to part with, separate, cut off”).


lofts

lofts (adverbial positive predicative)
loftser (adverbial comparative predicative)
it loftst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it loftste (adverbial predicative superlative)
loftse (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
loftsere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
loftste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
lofts (indefinite neuter positive singular)
loftser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
loftste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
loftse (indefinite plural positive)
loftsere (comparative indefinite plural)
loftste (indefinite plural superlative)
loftse (definite positive)
loftsere (comparative definite)
loftste (definite superlative)
lofts (partitive positive)
loftsers (comparative partitive)


kening

head

kening c (plural keningen, diminutive keninkje)

From Old Frisian kening, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz.

Kening fan Ingelân


stam

stam c (plural stammen, diminutive stamke)


weet

From Old Frisian hwēte, wēt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī.


hy

From Old Frisian hī, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.

he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)


flues

flues c or n (plural fluezen, diminutive flueske)


garnaal

garnaal c (plural garnalen, diminutive garnaaltsje)

garnalen (plural)
garnaaltsje (diminutive)


kers

kers c (plural kersen, diminutive kerske)

kersen (plural)
kerske (diminutive)
kjers (alternative)


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”).


skelet

skelet n (plural skeletten, diminutive skeletsje)

skeletten (plural)
skeletsje (diminutive)


Aach

a diminutive of the female given name Agatha

a female given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Agi- (= sword)


Aafje

a female given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Alf- (= elf)


Aadske

a female given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Adal- or Adal- (= noble)


Aai

a unisex given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Agi- (= sword) or Adel-(= noble)


Aaike

a unisex given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Agi- (= sword) or Adal-(= noble)


Aacht

a male given name, a diminutive of names beginning with Agi- (= sword)


Ienje

From ien, the West Frisian word for "one", whose diminutive would be "ienje" = "small one".


knyflok

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

knyflôk (alternative)
knyflook (alternative)


biede

biede (infinitive)
bieden (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
bieden (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
bied (first-person present singular)
bea (first-person past singular)
biedst (present second-person singular)
beast (past second-person singular)
biedsto (present)
beasto (past)
biedt (present singular third-person)
bea (past singular third-person)
biede (plural present)
bean (past plural)
bied (imperative present)
biedend (participle present)
bean (participle past)

Inherited from Old Frisian biāda, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną.


sels

From Old Frisian self, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz.

(intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc.


merk

merk c (plural merken, diminutive merkje)

From Old Frisian merked, from Latin mercatus.


no

eh, isn't it, true (at end of declarative sentence, forms question to prompt listener's agreement)


tanke

From Old Frisian thank, ultimately from a form of Proto-Germanic *þankaz.


tige

Tige tank!


boppe

From Old Frisian bova, from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, from *bi- + *obanā (influenced by Old Frisian oppe).


avesearje

avesearje (infinitive)
avesearjen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
avesearjen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
avesearje (first-person present singular)
aveseare (first-person past singular)
avesearest (present second-person singular)
avesearest (past second-person singular)
avesearesto (present)
avesearesto (past)
avesearet (present singular third-person)
aveseare (past singular third-person)
avesearje (plural present)
avesearen (past plural)
avesearje (imperative present)
avesearjend (participle present)
aveseare (participle past)


beppe

beppe c (plural beppen or beppes, diminutive bepke)

beppen (plural)
beppes (plural)
bepke (diminutive)


berteplak

berteplak n (plural berteplakken, diminutive berteplakje)

berteplakken (plural)
berteplakje (diminutive)


bestean

bestean (infinitive)
bestean (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
bestean (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
bestean (first-person present singular)
beston (first-person present singular)
bestie (first-person past singular)
beston (first-person past singular)
bestoe (first-person past singular)
bestyng (first-person past singular)
bestiest (present second-person singular)
bestost (present second-person singular)
bestiest (past second-person singular)
bestyngst (past second-person singular)
bestoest (past second-person singular)
bestiesto (present)
bestosto (present)
bestiesto (past)
bestyngsto (past)
bestoesto (past)
bestiet (present singular third-person)
bestot (present singular third-person)
beston (present singular third-person)
bestie (past singular third-person)
bestoe (past singular third-person)
bestyng (past singular third-person)
besteane (plural present)
bestonne (plural present)
bestiene (past plural)
bestienen (past plural)
bestyngen (past plural)
bestoene (past plural)
bestoenen (past plural)
bestyngene (past plural)
bestean (imperative present)
besteand (participle present)
besteande (participle present)
bestien (participle past)
beston (participle past)
bestiend (participle past)


brea

brea n (plural breaen, diminutive breake)

Inherited from Old Frisian brād, from Proto-West Germanic *braud.

Jou ús hjoed ús deistich brea

Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries.

Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no genuine Frisian.


flagge

flagge c (plural flaggen, diminutive flagje)

Perhaps ultimately imitative, or otherwise drawn from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), referring to the shape.

onomatopoeic

imitative


fûgel

head

fûgel c (plural fûgels, diminutive fûgeltsje)

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


frjemd

frjemd (adverbial positive predicative)
frjemder (adverbial comparative predicative)
it frjemdst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it frjemdste (adverbial predicative superlative)
frjemde (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
frjemdere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
frjemdste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
frjemd (indefinite neuter positive singular)
frjemder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
frjemdste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
frjemde (indefinite plural positive)
frjemdere (comparative indefinite plural)
frjemdste (indefinite plural superlative)
frjemde (definite positive)
frjemdere (comparative definite)
frjemdste (definite superlative)
frjemds (partitive positive)
frjemders (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian fromde, fromede, framede, from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī.


gjin

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nehw ainaz (“nor one”). Cognates with German kein and Dutch geen.

Dizze meidogger praat gjin Frysk.


grien

grien (adverbial positive predicative)
griender (adverbial comparative predicative)
griener (adverbial comparative predicative)
it grienst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it grienste (adverbial predicative superlative)
griene (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
griendere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
grienere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
grienste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
grien (indefinite neuter positive singular)
griender (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
griener (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
grienste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
griene (indefinite plural positive)
griendere (comparative indefinite plural)
grienere (comparative indefinite plural)
grienste (indefinite plural superlative)
griene (definite positive)
griendere (comparative definite)
grienere (comparative definite)
grienste (definite superlative)
griens (partitive positive)
grienders (comparative partitive)
grieners (comparative partitive)

From Old Frisian grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no real Frisian.


hawwe

hawwe (infinitive)
hawwen (infinitive infinitive-i-long)
hawwen (gerund neuter)
hawwe (auxiliary)
ha (first-person present singular)
haw (first-person present singular)
hie (first-person past singular)
hast (present second-person singular)
hiest (past second-person singular)
hasto (present)
hiesto (past)
hat (present singular third-person)
hie (past singular third-person)
hawwe (plural present)
hiene (past plural)
hienen (past plural)
haw (imperative present)
hawwend (participle present)
hawwende (participle present)
hân (participle past)
habbe (alternative)
hebbe (alternative)
hewwe (alternative)

From Old Frisian hebba, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Ik haw in broer

Ik haw dy oeral socht


heit

heit c (plural heiten, diminutive heitsje)

→ Dutch: heit

A former term of endearment which has widely displaced faar, just as mem (“mother”) has displaced moer. Cognate with North Frisian aatj (“father”), most likely from Proto-Germanic *attô, whence also Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta). The h- would appear to be prothetic; compare the variant deite, which is further comparable to East Frisian Low German Tatte, English dad, etc.


hjoed

From Old Frisian hiōda, hiūdega. A contraction of the instrumental phrase *hiū dega (“this day”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu, from Proto-Germanic *hinō dagō (“on this day”), from *hiz (from which also hy) + *dagaz (from which dei). Cognate with Old English hēodæġ, Dutch heden, German Low German hüüt, German heute.

inh

Hjoed wurke ik mei myn freon.


hynder

head

hynder n (plural hynders, diminutive hynderke)

hynders (plural)
hynderke (diminutive)
hynsder (alternative)
hynzer (alternative)

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


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.


iepen

From Old Frisian open, opin, epen, from Proto-West Germanic *opan.


ierde

From Old Frisian erthe, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

De ierde is fruchtber.


jier

From Old Frisian jēr, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-.


jild

From Old Frisian jeld, ield, geld, from Proto-West Germanic *geld (“reward, gift, money”).


jûn

head

jûn c (plural jûnen, diminutive jûntsje)


jûn

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kaam

first/third-person singular past of komme


knyn

head

knyn c or n (plural kninen, diminutive knyntsje)


krekt

krekt (adverbial positive predicative)
krekter (adverbial comparative predicative)
it krektst (adverbial predicative superlative)
it krektste (adverbial predicative superlative)
krekte (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
krektere (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
krektste (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
krekt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
krekter (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
krektste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
krekte (indefinite plural positive)
krektere (comparative indefinite plural)
krektste (indefinite plural superlative)
krekte (definite positive)
krektere (comparative definite)
krektste (definite superlative)
krekts (partitive positive)
krekters (comparative partitive)


krekt

krekt no

krekt lykas


lân

lân n (plural lannen, diminutive lantsje)

From Old Frisian land, lond, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).