Houk

See also: houk

Saterland Frisian

n Houk (1) in n Hilgenhüüsken.

Etymology

From Old Frisian hōk, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz. Cognates include West Frisian hoek and Dutch hoek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːu̯k/
• Hyphenation: Houk
• Rhymes: -oːu̯k

Noun

Houk m (plural Houke)

1. corner
2. neighbourhood
3. (geometry) angle

References

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