laitsje

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hlakia, hlakkia, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakōn, *hlakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laachje (to laugh), Old English hlacerung (scoffing, mockery, scorn), Icelandic hlakka (to scream, screech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlai̯tsjə/

Verb

laitsje

  1. to laugh

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive laitsje
3rd singular past lake
past participle lake
infinitive laitsje
long infinitive laitsjen
gerund laitsjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular laitsje lake
2nd singular lakest lakest
3rd singular laket lake
plural laitsje laken
imperative laitsje
participles laitsjend lake

Further reading

  • laitsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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