hjitte
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hēta (“to call, to command”), from Proto-West Germanic *haitan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɪtə/
Verb
hjitte
- to be called, to be named
- Hoe hjitsto?
- What's your name?
- to command, to order
Inflection
| Strong class 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hjitte | |||
| 3rd singular past | hiet | |||
| past participle | hiten | |||
| infinitive | hjitte | |||
| long infinitive | hjitten | |||
| gerund | hjitten n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | hjit | hiet | ||
| 2nd singular | hjitst | hietst | ||
| 3rd singular | hjit | hiet | ||
| plural | hjitte | hieten | ||
| imperative | hjit | |||
| participles | hjittend | hiten | ||
Further reading
- “hjitte (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011