sykje

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsikjə/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian sēka, from Proto-West Germanic *sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“seek out”).

Verb

sykje

1. to search

   Ik sykje foar myn sinnebril. ― I'm looking for my sunglasses.

Inflection

Conjugation of sykje

Infinitive: sykje
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	sykje	wy	sykje	ik	socht	wy	sochten
2nd	do/dû	sikest	jimme	sykje	do/dû	sochtst	jimme	sochten
3rd	hy/sy	siket	hja	sykje	hy/sy	socht	hja	sochten
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	sykjend (sykjende)		sykje		hawwe		socht

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh, to groan”). Cognate with English sigh.

Verb

sykje

1. to breathe
2. to steam

Inflection

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Derived terms

• trochsykje