määka

German Low German

Noun

määka n (plural määkas or määkes)

1. (Eastern Pomeranian in Brazil) girl, young lady

   Ik srijw dij deisa braiw taum dij sägen duu büst air gaur määka.

   I am writing this letter to say that you are a nice girl.

2. (Eastern Pomeranian in Brazil) daughter

   Adolf haar airsta Wilhelm Schwanza sij määka tauna bruud.

   Adolf first dated Wilhelm Schwanz's daughter.

Synonyms

• (girl): Mêkes (plural; East Pomeranian (in East Pomerania))
• (daughter): Dochter (also East Pomeranian (in East Pomerania))

Further reading

• Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today, vol. 248), 2019, p. 204: "määka(s)   'daughter(s)'"