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	past
singular	iek	floitje	floitede
	du	floitest	floitedest
	hie/ju/dät	floitet	floitede
plural		floitje	floiteden
		imperative
singular		floit
plural		floitjet
		present	past
participle		floitjend	floited
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

References

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