moatte

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian mōta, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmwatə/

Verb

moatte

  1. to have to, must, mote

Inflection

Conjugation of moatte
infinitive moatte
imperative moat
present past
singular ik moat moast
do/dû moatst moast
hy/sy moat moast
plural moatte moasten
present past
participle moattend
(moattende)
moatten
auxiliary verb hawwe

Further reading

  • moatte”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011