laachje
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hlakia, hlakkia, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakōn, *hlakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną (“to laugh”). Cognate with West Frisian laitsje (“to laugh”), Old English hlacerung (“scoffing, mockery, scorn”), Icelandic hlakka (“to scream, screech”).
Alteration of k/kk to ch likely due to influence from Middle Low German/German Low German lachen and/or German lachen (“to laugh”).
Verb
laachje
- (intransitive) to laugh
- Synonym: gaffelje
Conjugation
Conjugation of laachje (weak type 2)
| Grúundfoarme: laachje | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive: tou laachjen | |||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
| iek | laachje | wie | laachje | iek | lachede | wie | lacheden |
| du | lachest | jie | laachje | du | lachedest | jie | lacheden |
| hie/ju/dät | lachet | jo | laachje | hie/ju/dät | lachede | jo | lacheden |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
| laachjend | Singular: laach | häbe | lached | ||||
| Plural: laachjet | |||||||
Derived terms
- ferlaachje
- smusterlaachje
- smüüsterlaachje
- uutlaachje
Related terms
- Laachjen
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “laachje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN