tonkje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thonkia, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognates include West Frisian tankje and German danken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔŋkjə/
• Hyphenation: tonk‧je
• Rhymes: -ɔŋkjə

Verb

tonkje

1. (transitive) to thank

Conjugation

Conjugation of tonkje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme			tonkje
Infinitive			tou tonkjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	tonkje	wie	tonkje	iek	tonkede	wie	tonkeden
du	tonkest	jie	tonkje	du	tonkedest	jie	tonkeden
hie/ju/dät	tonket	jo	tonkje	hie/ju/dät	tonkede	jo	tonkeden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
tonkjend		Singular	tonk	häbe		tonked
		Plural	tonkjet

Related terms

• Tonk

References

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

West Frisian

Noun

tonkje n (plural tonkjes)

1. Diminutive of tonge