määka

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German Low German[edit]

Noun[edit]

määka n (plural määkas or määkes)

  1. (East Pomeranian in Brazil) girl, young lady
    Ik srijw dij deisa braiw taum dij sägen duu büst air gaur määka.
    I am writing this letter to say that you are a nice girl.
  2. (East Pomeranian in Brazil) daughter
    Adolf haar airsta Wilhelm Schwanza sij määka tauna bruud.
    Adolf first dated Wilhelm Schwanz's daughter.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (girl): Mêkes (plural; East Pomeranian (in East Pomerania))
  • (daughter): Dochter (also East Pomeranian (in East Pomerania))

Further reading[edit]

  • Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today, vol. 248), 2019, p. 204: "määka(s)   'daughter(s)'"