Seemeeske
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From See (“sea”) + Meeske (“tit”). Perhaps influenced by other West Germanic languages, like Dutch zeemeeuw and German Seemöwe, which form the second part from a visually similar word meaning "gull".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːˌmeːskə/
- Hyphenation: See‧mees‧ke
Noun
Seemeeske f (plural Seemeesken)
- gull
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Seemeeske”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN