Seemeeske

Saterland Frisian

n Seemeeske.

Etymology

From See (“sea”) +‎ Meeske (“tit”). Perhaps influenced by other West Germanic languages, like Dutch zeemeeuw and German Seemöwe, which form the second part from a visually similar word meaning "gull".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːˌmeːskə/
• Hyphenation: See‧mees‧ke

Noun

Seemeeske f (plural Seemeesken)

1. gull

References

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