toanke

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thenka, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan. Cognates include West Frisian tinke and German denken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːŋkə/
• Hyphenation: toan‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɔːŋkə

Verb

toanke

1. (intransitive) to think
2. (reflexive) to imagine

Conjugation

Conjugation of toanke (irregular)

Grúundfoarme			toanke
Infinitive			tou toanken
Present tense				Past tense
iek	toanke	wie	toanke	iek	toachte	wie	toachten
du	toankst	jie	toanke	du	toachtest	jie	toachten
hie/ju/dät	toankt	jo	toanke	hie/ju/dät	toachte	jo	toachten
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
toankend		Singular	toanke	häbe		toacht
		Plural	toanket

Derived terms

• ättertoanke

 

References

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