laachje
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hlakia, hlakkia, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną (“to laugh”). Cognate with West Frisian laitsje (“to laugh”), Old English hlacerung (“scoffing, mockery, scorn”). Alteration of k(k) ~ ch likely due to influence from (Middle) Low German lachen, and/or German lachen (“to laugh”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of laachje (weak type 2)
| Grúundfoarme | laachje | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tou laachjen | ||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
| iek | laachje | wie | laachje | iek | lachede | wie | lacheden |
| du | lachest | jie | laachje | du | lachedest | jie | lacheden |
| hie/ju/dät | lachet | jo | laachje | hie/ju/dät | lachede | jo | lacheden |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
| laachjend | Singular | laach | häbe | lached | |||
| Plural | laachjet | ||||||
Derived terms
- ferlaachje
- smusterlaachje
- smüüsterlaachje
- uutlaachje
Related terms
- Laachjen
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “laachje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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