Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian thikke, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī. Cognates include West Frisian tsjok and German dick.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tjuk (masculine tjukken, feminine, plural or definite tjukke, comparative tjukker, superlative tjukst)

  1. thick
  2. viscous
  3. pregnant

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of thick): tään

References

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