sykhelje

West Frisian

Etymology

From sike (“breath”) +‎ helje (“to fetch”). Compare Dutch ademhalen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikhɛljə/

Verb

sykhelje

1. to breathe

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive	sykhelje
3rd singular past	sykhelle
past participle	sykhelle
infinitive	sykhelje
long infinitive	sykheljen
gerund	sykheljen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	sykhelje	sykhelle
2nd singular	sykhellest	sykhellest
clitic form	sykhellesto	sykhellesto
3rd singular	sykhellet	sykhelle
plural	sykhelje	sykhellen
imperative	sykhelje
participles	sykheljend	sykhelle

Further reading

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