düüsen
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
The insular forms with [yː] are either borrowed from Middle Dutch dusent, duysent, or they are from Middle Low German dûsent blended with inherited Old Frisian thūsend. The mainland form with [uː] is definitely from Low German.
Pronunciation
- (Föhr-Amrum) IPA(key): [ˈdyːzn̩]
Numeral
düüsen