fammes haan

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• fannes ha (Nieuwenhagen)
• fammes hebbe (Nederweert)
• fames hebbe (Weert)

Etymology

From *fammes (“hunger”) +‎ haan (“to have”). Where *fammes comes from Old French afamer (whence also English famish), from Latin fames.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.məs haːn/

Verb

fammes haan (third-person singular fammes haat, preterite fammes hauw)

1. (Waubach) to be famished, to be hungry