Díert

Saterland Frisian

n Boare is n Díert.

Etymology

Uncertain. Either:

• Inherited from Old Frisian diēr (whence North Frisian Diirt).
• Borrowed from Middle Low German dērt (whence German Low German Diert).

Ultimately in any case from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ. Cognates include West Frisian dier and German Tier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːrt/
• Hyphenation: Díert
• Rhymes: -iːrt

Noun

Díert n (plural Díerte)

1. animal
2. thing, thingie

References

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