betelje

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bitalia, from Proto-West Germanic *bitalōn, equivalent to be- +‎ taal +‎ -je.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtɛljə/

Verb

betelje

  1. 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