floitje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Floite (“flute”) +‎ -je. Akin to German flöten and Dutch fluiten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔy̯tjə/
• Hyphenation: floit‧je
• Rhymes: -ɔy̯tjə

Verb

floitje

1. (intransitive) to whistle

Conjugation

Conjugation of floitje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			floitje
Infinitive			tou floitjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	floitje	wie	floitje	iek	floitede	wie	floiteden
du	floitest	jie	floitje	du	floitedest	jie	floiteden
hie/ju/dät	floitet	jo	floitje	hie/ju/dät	floitede	jo	floiteden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
floitjend		Singular	floit	häbe		floited
		Plural	floitjet

References

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