ljoof

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

• ljo

Etymology

From Old Frisian liāf, from Proto-West Germanic *leub. Cognates include West Frisian leaf and German lieb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljoːf/
• Hyphenation: ljoof
• Rhymes: -oːf

Adjective

ljoof (masculine ljoven, feminine, plural or definite ljove, comparative ljauer, superlative ljoofst)

1. dear, sweet

Derived terms

• ljoof häbe

 

References

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