greeuwe

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian greva, from Proto-West Germanic *graban. Cognates include Dutch graven and German graben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣreːu̯ə/
  • Hyphenation: greeu‧we
  • Rhymes: -eːu̯ə

Verb

greeuwe

  1. (transitive) to dig

Conjugation

Conjugation of greeuwe (strong, irregular)
grúundfoarme greeuwe
infinitive tou greeuwen
present past
singular iek greeuwe gruuf, grouf
du gräfst gruufst, groufst
hie/ju/dät gräft gruuf, grouf
plural greeuwe grúven, grouven
imperative
singular greeuw
plural greeuwet
present past
participle greeuwend greeuwen
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

References

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