sykhelje

West Frisian

Etymology

From sike (breath) +‎ helje (to fetch). Compare Dutch ademhalen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsikhɛljə/

Verb

sykhelje

  1. to breathe

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive sykhelje
3rd singular past sykhelle
past participle sykhelle
infinitive sykhelje
long infinitive sykheljen
gerund sykheljen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular sykhelje sykhelle
2nd singular sykhellest sykhellest
clitic form sykhellesto sykhellesto
3rd singular sykhellet sykhelle
plural sykhelje sykhellen
imperative sykhelje
participles sykheljend sykhelle

Further reading

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