swije

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swīgia, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛi̯ə/, /ˈswɛi̯ə/

Verb

swije

1. to be silent

Inflection

Strong class 1
infinitive	swije
3rd singular past	swei
past participle	swein
infinitive	swije
long infinitive	swijen
gerund	swijen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	swij	swei
2nd singular	swijst	sweist
3rd singular	swijt	swei
plural	swije	sweien
imperative	swij
participles	swijend	swein

Further reading

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