West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From sike (breath) +‎ helje (to fetch). Compare Dutch ademhalen.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sykhelje

  1. to breathe

Inflection edit

Weak class 2
infinitive sykhelje
3rd singular past sykhelle
past participle sykhelle
infinitive sykhelje
long infinitive sykheljen
gerund sykheljen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular sykhelje sykhelle
2nd singular sykhellest sykhellest
3rd singular sykhellet sykhelle
plural sykhelje sykhellen
imperative sykhelje
participles sykheljend sykhelle

Further reading edit

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