hatelk

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Haat (“heart”) +‎ -elk. Akin to Dutch hartelijk and German herzlich.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːtəlk/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧telk
  • Rhymes: -aːtəlk

Adjective

hatelk (masculine hatelken, feminine, plural or definite hatelke, comparative hatelker, superlative hatelkst)

  1. warm, friendly, affectionate

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