Moanske

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔːnskə/
  • Hyphenation: Moans‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɔːnskə

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian manniska, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz. Cognates include West Frisian minske and German Mensch.

Noun

Moanske m (plural Moanskene)

  1. human
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Equivalent to Mon (“man”) +‎ -ske.

Noun

Moanske f (uncountable)

  1. woman
  2. wife
  3. female
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References

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