stabij
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from West Frisian stabij. There are some attestations of Staby as a proper noun used of dogs in Dutch texts from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, perhaps as a given name for a dog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /staːˈbɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: sta‧bij
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Noun
stabij m (plural stabijs)
- A long-haired breed of dog originating from Friesland, historically used as retriever, pointer, hound, watchdog and cart-dog.
- Synonym: Friese stabij