sykje

West Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsikjə/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian sēka, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“seek out”).

Verb

sykje

  1. to search
    Ik sykje foar myn sinnebril. ― I'm looking for my sunglasses.
Inflection
Conjugation of sykje
Infinitive: sykje
Present tense Past tense
person singular plural singular plural
1st ik sykje wy sykje ik socht wy sochten
2nd do/dû sikest jimme sykje do/dû sochtst jimme sochten
3rd hy/sy siket hja sykje hy/sy socht hja sochten
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
sykjend (sykjende) sykje hawwe socht
Further reading
  • “sykje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh, to groan”). Cognate with English sigh.

Verb

sykje

  1. to breathe
  2. to steam
Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • trochsykje
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.