woonje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wonia, from Proto-West Germanic *wunēn. Cognates include West Frisian wenje and German wohnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːnjə/
• Hyphenation: woon‧je
• Rhymes: -oːnjə

Verb

woonje

1. (intransitive) to live; to reside

   Iek woonje in Seelterlound. ― I live in Saterland.

Conjugation

Conjugation of woonje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			woonje
Infinitive			tou woonjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	woonje	wie	woonje	iek	woonde	wie	woonden
du	woonst	jie	woonje	du	woondest	jie	woonden
hie/ju/dät	woont	jo	woonje	hie/ju/dät	woonde	jo	woonden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
woonjend		Singular	woon	häbe		woond
		Plural	woonjet

Derived terms

• touhopewoonje

 

References

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