píepje

See also: piepje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *pīpia, equivalent to Piepe (“pipe”) +‎ -je. Cognates include West Frisian piipje.

Furthermore related to German piepen, Dutch piepen and English peep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːpjə/
• Hyphenation: píep‧je
• Rhymes: -iːpjə

Verb

píepje

1. (intransitive) to chirp
2. (intransitive) to whistle
3. (intransitive) to cuddle
4. (intransitive) to squeak
5. (intransitive) to play the pipe
6. (intransitive) to talk softly
7. (intransitive) to watch quietly
8. (intransitive) to whine; to squeal

Conjugation

Conjugation of píepje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			píepje
Infinitive			tou píepjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	píepje	wie	píepje	iek	píepede	wie	píepeden
du	píepest	jie	píepje	du	píepedest	jie	píepeden
hie/ju/dät	píepet	jo	píepje	hie/ju/dät	píepede	jo	píepeden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
píepjend		Singular	píep	häbe		píeped
		Plural	píepjet

References

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