dealaitsje
West Frisian
Etymology
From dea + laitsje. Compare Dutch doodlachen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪˑə̯ˌlaˑi̯t.sjə/, [ˈdɪˑə̯ˌlaˑi̯t.ɕə]
- Rhymes: -aˑi̯tsjə, -aˑi̯tɕə
- Hyphenation: dea‧lait‧sje
Verb
dealaitsje
- (reflexive) to die laughing, to laugh one's head off
- Se dealaket har alle kearen om syn grappige ferhalen. ― She dies laughing every time at his funny stories.
Inflection
| Weak class 2, separable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dealaitsje | |||
| 3rd singular past | lake dea | |||
| past participle | dealake | |||
| infinitive | dealaitsje | |||
| long infinitive | dealaitsjen | |||
| gerund | dealaitsjen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense |
| 1st singular | laitsje dea | lake dea | dealaitsje | dealake |
| 2nd singular | lakest dea | lakest dea | dealakest | dealakest |
| 3rd singular | laket dea | lake dea | dealaket | dealake |
| plural | laitsje dea | laken dea | dealaitsje | dealaken |
| imperative | laitsje dea | |||
| participles | dealaitsjend | dealake | ||
References
- “dealaitsje” at Frysker
- “dealaitsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011