uum

See also: uum-, -uum, and -úum

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian umbe, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Cognates include West Frisian om and German um.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /um/
• Hyphenation: uum
• Rhymes: -um

Preposition

uum (neuter or distal adverb deeruum, proximal adverb hieruum, interrogative adverb wieruum)

1. around

   Iek lope uum dän Boom. ― I'm walking around the tree.

2. about, around

   David is uum twäin Meter loang. ― David is about two meters long.

3. at, about

   Wierum laachest du uum him? ― Why are you laughing at him?

4. because of, due to

   Uum dän Rien kon iek nit ätter ju Fíer wai. ― Because of the rain, I can't go to the party.

5. (of time) at

   Uum trjo Úre gunge iek ätter Húus wai. ― At three o'clock I'm going home.

6. (in requests) for

   Hie fräigede mie uum n Bläistikke. ― He asked me for a pencil.

Related terms

• ume
• uum-, ume-

References

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