mjo

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *miā, *meā, from Proto-West Germanic *māan. Cognates include West Frisian meane and German mähen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjoː/
• Hyphenation: mjo
• Rhymes: -oː

Verb

mjo

1. (transitive) to mow

Conjugation

Conjugation of mjo (irregular)

Grúundfoarme			mjo
Infinitive			tou mjo
Present tense				Past tense
iek	mjo	wie	mjo	iek	mäinde	wie	mäinden
du	mäinst	jie	mjo	du	mäindest	jie	mäinden
hie/ju/dät	mäint	jo	mjo	hie/ju/dät	mäinde	jo	mäinden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
mjoond		Singular	mjo	häbe		mäind
		Plural	mjooët

Derived terms

• oumjo

 

Related terms

• Mädder
• Mäid

 

References

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

Swedish

Interjection

mjo

1. (colloquial) "myeah" (a casual or somewhat reserved agreeing or affirmative response)