fokje

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Noun

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fokje n (plural fokjes)

  1. diminutive of fok

West Frisian

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Etymology 1

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Related to Dutch fokken, from Middle Dutch focken, vocken, possibly of Scandinavian origin (compare Norwegian fukka, Swedish fokka), which, if true, would be derived from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną (to strike, to assail, to copulate). Likely related to English fuck or German ficken.

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Verb

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fokje

  1. (transitive) to breed (animals)
  2. (intransitive) to breed, beget, bring forth
Conjugation
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Weak class 2
infinitive fokje
3rd singular past foke
past participle foke
infinitive fokje
long infinitive fokjen
gerund fokjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular fokje foke
2nd singular fokest fokest
3rd singular foket foke
plural fokje foken
imperative fokje
participles fokjend foke

Noun

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fokje c (plural fokjen)

  1. breeding
    • 1911, A. Rauwerda:
      Ús foarâlders [hienen] iuwen lyn de haadsaak by it fokjen al to pakken.Our ancestors [held] centuries ago that the main point in breeding was to fuck.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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  • bargefokker c (pig breeder)
  • feefokken (to breed cattle)
  • oanfokje (to rear, to raise)
  • opfokje (to bring to maturity (of cattle), to educate)
  • trochfuorje (to continually feed, to feed someone the same thing so much that they get sick of it (figurative))

Further reading

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  • fokje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

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Verbalization of fok (foresail). Compare Dutch fok (foresail).

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Verb

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fokje

  1. to hoist a foresail; hoist the jib
  2. (figurative) to wear glasses
  3. (figurative) to lead uphill
    • 1952, J.B. Singelsma:
      It lân fokket, loopt in een punt uit.The land goes up uphill, stretching out to a point.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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  • fokje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011