wipje

Saterland Frisian

Die Wäänt wippet (1).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German wippen. Cognates include German wippen and Dutch wippen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪpjə/
• Hyphenation: wip‧je
• Rhymes: -ɪpjə

Verb

wipje

1. (intransitive) to swing (on a swing)
2. (intransitive) to jump with both feet together
3. (intransitive) to swing back and forth while sitting
4. (intransitive, of boats) to be tied up, bobbing up and down in the water

Conjugation

Conjugation of wipje (weak type 2)

grúundfoarme		wipje
infinitive		tou wipjen
		present	past
singular	iek	wipje	wippede
	du	wippest	wippedest
	hie/ju/dät	wippet	wippede
plural		wipje	wippeden
		imperative
singular		wip
plural		wipjet
		present	past
participle		wipjend	wipped
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

Derived terms

• Wipstäit

References

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