mjo
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *miā, *meā, from Proto-West Germanic *māan. Cognates include West Frisian meane and German mähen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjoː/
- Hyphenation: mjo
- Rhymes: -oː
Verb
mjo
- (transitive) to mow
Conjugation
Conjugation of mjo (irregular)
| Grúundfoarme | mjo | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tou mjo | ||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
| iek | mjo | wie | mjo | iek | mäinde | wie | mäinden |
| du | mäinst | jie | mjo | du | mäindest | jie | mäinden |
| hie/ju/dät | mäint | jo | mjo | hie/ju/dät | mäinde | jo | mäinden |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
| mjoond | Singular | mjo | häbe | mäind | |||
| Plural | mjooët | ||||||
Derived terms
- oumjo
Related terms
- Mädder
- Mäid
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “mjo”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Swedish
Interjection
mjo
- (colloquial) "myeah" (a casual or somewhat reserved agreeing or affirmative response)