ljoof

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

ljo

Etymology

From Old Frisian liāf, from Proto-West Germanic *leub. Cognates include West Frisian leaf and German lieb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ljoːf/
Hyphenation: ljoof
Rhymes: -oːf

Adjective

ljoof (masculine ljoven, feminine, plural or definite ljove, comparative ljauer, superlative ljoofst)

dear, sweet

Derived terms

ljoof häbe

References

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

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