laachje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hlakia, hlakkia, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną (“to laugh”). Cognate with West Frisian laitsje (“to laugh”), Old English hlacerung (“scoffing, mockery, scorn”). Alteration of k(k) ~ ch likely due to influence from (Middle) Low German lachen, and/or German lachen (“to laugh”).

Verb

laachje

1. (intransitive) to laugh

   Synonym: gaffelje

Conjugation

Conjugation of laachje (weak type 2)

grúundfoarme		laachje
infinitive		tou laachjen
		present	past
singular	iek	laachje	lachede
	du	lachest	lachedest
	hie/ju/dät	lachet	lachede
plural		laachje	lacheden
		imperative
singular		laach
plural		laachjet
		present	past
participle		laachjend	lached
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

Derived terms

• ferlaachje
• smusterlaachje
• smüüsterlaachje
• uutlaachje

Related terms

• Laachjen

References

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