swije

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swīgia, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛi̯ə/, /ˈswɛi̯ə/

Verb

swije

1. to be silent

Inflection

Strong class 1
infinitive	swije
3rd singular past	swei
past participle	swein
infinitive	swije
long infinitive	swijen
gerund	swijen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	swij	swei
2nd singular	swijst	sweist
clitic form	swijsto	sweisto
3rd singular	swijt	swei
plural	swije	sweien
imperative	swij
participles	swijend	swein

Further reading

• “swije”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011