aapje

Dutch

Etymology

The carriage was named after the A.R.M. drivers' uniforms, which were compared to those of the uniformed monkeys of street and circus artists.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːp.jə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: aap‧je

Noun

aapje n (plural aapjes)

  1. diminutive of aap

Noun

aapje n (plural aapjes)

  1. (Amsterdam, historical, slang) a roofed carriage that could be hired for rides

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːpjə/
  • Hyphenation: aap‧je
  • Rhymes: -aːpjə

Verb

aapje

  1. (transitive) to kiss

Conjugation

Conjugation of aapje (weak type 2)
grúundfoarme aapje
infinitive tou aapjen
present past
singular iek aapje apede
du apest apedest
hie/ju/dät apet apede
plural aapje apeden
imperative
singular aap
plural aapjet
present past
participle aapjend aped
auxiliary verb häbe

References

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