wipje

Saterland Frisian
Die Wäänt wippet (1).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German wippen. Cognates include German wippen and Dutch wippen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪpjə/
  • Hyphenation: wip‧je
  • Rhymes: -ɪpjə

Verb

wipje

  1. (intransitive) to swing (on a swing)
  2. (intransitive) to jump with both feet together
  3. (intransitive) to swing back and forth while sitting
  4. (intransitive, of boats) to be tied up, bobbing up and down in the water

Conjugation
Conjugation of wipje (weak type 2)
Grúundfoarme wipje
Infinitive tou wipjen
Present tense Past tense
iek wipje wie wipje iek wippede wie wippeden
du wippest jie wipje du wippedest jie wippeden
hie/ju/dät wippet jo wipje hie/ju/dät wippede jo wippeden
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
wipjend Singular wip häbe wipped
Plural wipjet

Derived terms

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