Meeske

Saterland Frisian

n Meeske.

Etymology

From a diminutive of Old Frisian *mēse, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā. Cognates include German Meise and West Frisian mieske.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːskə/
• Hyphenation: Mees‧ke
• Rhymes: -eːskə

Noun

Meeske f (plural Meesken)

1. tit (bird of the family Paridae)

Derived terms

• Seemeeske

 

References

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