aapje

Dutch

Etymology

The carriage was named after the A.R.M. drivers' uniforms, which were compared to those of the uniformed monkeys of street and circus artists.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːp.jə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: aap‧je

Noun

aapje n (plural aapjes)

  1. Diminutive of aap
  2. (Amsterdam, historical, slang) A roofed carriage that could be hired for rides.

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːpjə/
  • Hyphenation: aap‧je
  • Rhymes: -aːpjə

Verb

aapje

  1. (transitive) to kiss

Conjugation
Conjugation of aapje (weak type 2)
Grúundfoarme aapje
Infinitive tou aapjen
Present tense Past tense
iek aapje wie aapje iek apede wie apeden
du apest jie aapje du apedest jie apeden
hie/ju/dät apet jo aapje hie/ju/dät apede jo apeden
Present participle Imperative Auxiliary Past participle
aapjend Singular aap häbe aped
Plural aapjet

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