swije

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swīgia, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛi̯ə/, /ˈswɛi̯ə/

Verb

swije

  1. to be silent

Inflection

Strong class 1
infinitive swije
3rd singular past swei
past participle swein
infinitive swije
long infinitive swijen
gerund swijen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular swij swei
2nd singular swijst sweist
clitic form swijsto sweisto
3rd singular swijt swei
plural swije sweien
imperative swij
participles swijend swein

Further reading

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