Houk

See also: houk

Saterland Frisian
n Houk (1) in n Hilgenhüüsken.

Etymology

From Old Frisian hōk, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz. Cognates include West Frisian hoek and Dutch hoek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hoːu̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Houk
  • Rhymes: -oːu̯k

Noun

Houk m (plural Houke)

  1. corner
  2. neighbourhood
  3. (geometry) angle

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