wipje

wipje

Saterland Frisian

Die Wäänt wippet (1).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German wippen. Cognates include German wippen and Dutch wippen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪpjə/
• Hyphenation: wip‧je
• Rhymes: -ɪpjə

Verb

wipje

1. (intransitive) to swing (on a swing)
2. (intransitive) to jump with both feet together
3. (intransitive) to swing back and forth while sitting
4. (intransitive, of boats) to be tied up, bobbing up and down in the water

Conjugation

Conjugation of wipje (weak type 2)

Grúundfoarme: wipje
Infinitive: tou wipjen
Present tense				Past tense
iek	wipje	wie	wipje	iek	wippede	wie	wippeden
du	wippest	jie	wipje	du	wippedest	jie	wippeden
hie/ju/dät	wippet	jo	wipje	hie/ju/dät	wippede	jo	wippeden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
wipjend		Singular: wip		häbe		wipped
		Plural: wipjet

Derived terms

• Wipstäit

 

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “wipje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN