uum

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See also: uum-, -uum, and -úum

Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian umbe, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Cognates include West Frisian om and German um.

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

uum (neuter or distal adverb deeruum, proximal adverb hieruum, interrogative adverb wieruum)

  1. around
    Iek lope uum dän Boom. ― I'm walking around the tree.
  2. about, around
    David is uum twäin Meter loang. ― David is about two meters long.
  3. at, about
    Wierum laachest du uum him? ― Why are you laughing at him?
  4. because of, due to
    Uum dän Rien kon iek nit ätter ju Fíer wai. ― Because of the rain, I can't go to the party.
  5. (of time) at
    Uum trjo Úre gunge iek ätter Húus wai. ― At three o'clock I'm going home.
  6. (in requests) for
    Hie fräigede mie uum n Bläistikke. ― He asked me for a pencil.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

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