betelje
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bitalia, from Proto-West Germanic *bitalōn, equivalent to be- + taal + -je.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈtɛljə/
Verb
betelje
- to pay
Inflection
| Weak class 2, prefixed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betelje | |||
| 3rd singular past | betelle | |||
| past participle | betelle | |||
| infinitive | betelje | |||
| long infinitive | beteljen | |||
| gerund | beteljen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | betelje | betelle | ||
| 2nd singular | betellest | betellest | ||
| clitic form | betellesto | betellesto | ||
| 3rd singular | betellet | betelle | ||
| plural | betelje | betellen | ||
| imperative | betelje | |||
| participles | beteljend | betelle | ||
Derived terms
- werombetelje
Further reading
- “betelje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011