Swoalke

Saterland Frisian

n Swoalke.

Alternative forms

• Swoolke

Etymology

From a diminutive of Old Frisian *swale, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā. Cognates include German Schwalbe and West Frisian swel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɔːlkə/
• Hyphenation: Swoal‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɔːlkə

Noun

Swoalke f (plural Swoalkene)

1. swallow

References

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