ättertoanke

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From ätter- +‎ toanke (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtərˌtɔːŋkə/
• Hyphenation: ät‧ter‧toan‧ke

Verb

ättertoanke

1. (intransitive) to think, to ponder
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:20:

     Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;

     While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

Conjugation

Conjugation of ättertoanke (irregular)

grúundfoarme		ättertoanke
infinitive		tou ättertoutoanke
		main clause			subordinate clause
		present	past		present	past
singular	iek	toanke ätter	toachte ätter		ättertoanke	ättertoachte
	du	toankst ätter	toachtest ätter		ättertoankst	ättertoachtest
	hie/ju/dät	toankt ätter	toachte ätter		ättertoankt	ättertoachte
plural		toanke ätter	toachten ätter		ättertoanke	ättertoachten
		imperative
singular		toanke ätter
plural		toanket ätter
		present	past
participle		ättertoankend	ättertoacht
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

References

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