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	past
singular	iek	píepje	píepede
	du	píepest	píepedest
	hie/ju/dät	píepet	píepede
plural		píepje	píepeden
		imperative
singular		píep
plural		píepjet
		present	past
participle		píepjend	píeped
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

References

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