Fout

See also: fout and főút

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fōt, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt. Cognates include West Frisian foet and German Fuß.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Fout
• Rhymes: -oːu̯t

Noun

Fout m (plural Fäite)

1. foot
2. foot (unit of measure)
   • 1969, Seelter Trjoue, Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 8-9:

     Woondeje is aan moal 12 Fout breed un 10-12 Soden joop.

     The wood fence is about 12 feet wide and 10-12 sod deep.

Coordinate terms

• Hounde (“hand”)

Derived terms

• Foutbaal

References

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