floitje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

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

Verb

floitje

  1. (intransitive) to whistle

Conjugation
Conjugation of floitje (weak type 2)
Grúundfoarme floitje
Infinitive tou floitjen
Present tense Past tense
iek floitje wie floitje iek floitede wie floiteden
du floitest jie floitje du floitedest jie floiteden
hie/ju/dät floitet jo floitje hie/ju/dät floitede jo floiteden
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
floitjend Singular floit häbe floited
Plural floitjet

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