Säärkenmúus

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Säärke (“church”) +‎ Múus (“mouse”). Akin to German Kirchenmaus and English churchmouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛːrkənˌmuːs/
  • Hyphenation: Säär‧ken‧múus

Noun

Säärkenmúus f (plural Säärkenmuze)

  1. churchmouse (only used in äärm as n Säärkenmúus)

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