aapje
Dutch
Etymology
The carriage was named after the A.R.M. drivers' uniforms, which were compared to those of the uniformed monkeys of street and circus artists.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːp.jə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aap‧je
Noun
aapje n (plural aapjes)
- Diminutive of aap
- (historical, slang) A roofed carriage that could be hired for rides.
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːpjə/
- Hyphenation: aap‧je
- Rhymes: -aːpjə
Verb
aapje
- (transitive) to kiss
Conjugation
Conjugation of aapje (weak type 2)
| Grúundfoarme | aapje | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tou aapjen | ||||||
| Present tense | Past tense | ||||||
| iek | aapje | wie | aapje | iek | apede | wie | apeden |
| du | apest | jie | aapje | du | apedest | jie | apeden |
| hie/ju/dät | apet | jo | aapje | hie/ju/dät | apede | jo | apeden |
| Present participle | Imperative | Auxiliary | Past participle | ||||
| aapjend | Singular | aap | häbe | aped | |||
| Plural | aapjet | ||||||
Related terms
- Aap
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “aapje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN