wäkker

See also: wakker

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hwelk, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz. Cognates include West Frisian hokker and German welcher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkər/
• Hyphenation: wäk‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɛkər

Determiner

wäkker (feminine wäkke, neuter wäkker, plural wäkke)

1. which?

   Wäkke Pille kjust du? Ju rode of ju blaue? ― Which pill do you choose? The red one or the blue one?

2. which

   Iek weet wäkke Pille iek skäl kjoze: Ju blaue! ― I know which pill I'll choose: The blue one!

Pronoun

wäkker (feminine wäkke, neuter wäkker, plural wäkke)

1. which (one)?

   Man wäkke is ju grootste? Ju rode? ― But which one is the biggest? The red one?

2. which (one)

   Dät is mie gliek, wäkke ju grootste is. ― I don't care which one is the biggest.

References

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