hjitte

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hēta (“to call, to command”), from Proto-West Germanic *haitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪtə/

Verb

hjitte

1. to be called, to be named

   Hoe hjitsto?

   What's your name?

2. to command, to order

Inflection

Strong class 7
infinitive	hjitte
3rd singular past	hiet
past participle	hiten
infinitive	hjitte
long infinitive	hjitten
gerund	hjitten n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	hjit	hiet
2nd singular	hjitst	hietst
clitic form	hjitsto	hietsto
3rd singular	hjit	hiet
plural	hjitte	hieten
imperative	hjit
participles	hjittend	hiten

Further reading

• “hjitte (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011