toanke

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thenka, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan. Cognates include West Frisian tinke and German denken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːŋkə/
  • Hyphenation: toan‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɔːŋkə

Verb

toanke

  1. (intransitive) to think
  2. (reflexive) to imagine

Conjugation

Conjugation of toanke (irregular)
grúundfoarme toanke
infinitive tou toanken
present past
singular iek toanke toachte
du toankst toachtest
hie/ju/dät toankt toachte
plural toanke toachten
imperative
singular toanke
plural toanket
present past
participle toankend toacht
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

References

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