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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian even, from Proto-West Germanic *ebn. Cognates include West Frisian even and German eben.
Pronunciation
Adjective
íeuwen (invariable)
- even, flat
- Hollound is heel un aal íeuwen. ― Holland is compeletely flat.
Adverb
íeuwen
- just, for a moment
- Wolt du íeuwen teeuwe? ― Could you (please) wait a moment?
- Iek blieuwe wül íeuwen kiekje. ― I'll just keep on looking (for a moment).
- somehow, even
- Wan iek dät íewen kon, dan skuul iek et dwo. ― If I somehow could, I would do it.
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “íeuwen”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN