Wöilmúus

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From wöile (“to rummage”) +‎ Múus (“mouse”). Akin to German Wühlmaus and Dutch woelmuis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvœːi̯lmuːs/
  • Hyphenation: Wöil‧múus

Noun

Wöilmúus f (plural Wöilmuze)

  1. vole

References

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