laitsje
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hlakia, hlakkia, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakōn, *hlakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laachje (“to laugh”), Old English hlacerung (“scoffing, mockery, scorn”), Icelandic hlakka (“to scream, screech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlai̯tsjə/
Verb
laitsje
- to laugh
Inflection
| Weak class 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | laitsje | |||
| 3rd singular past | lake | |||
| past participle | lake | |||
| infinitive | laitsje | |||
| long infinitive | laitsjen | |||
| gerund | laitsjen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | laitsje | lake | ||
| 2nd singular | lakest | lakest | ||
| clitic form | lakesto | lakesto | ||
| 3rd singular | laket | lake | ||
| plural | laitsje | laken | ||
| imperative | laitsje | |||
| participles | laitsjend | lake | ||
Further reading
- “laitsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011