West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian swīgia, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛi̯ə/, /ˈswɛi̯ə/

Verb edit

swije

  1. to be silent

Inflection edit

Strong class 1
infinitive swije
3rd singular past swei
past participle swein
infinitive swije
long infinitive swijen
gerund swijen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular swij swei
2nd singular swijst sweist
3rd singular swijt swei
plural swije sweien
imperative swij
participles swijend swein

Further reading edit

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