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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *krēt, from Proto-West Germanic *krait, cognate with Saterland Frisian Kríet (“crack, furrow, ditch, gutter”) and Kríete (“gap between pavement stones”). Alternatively, from Dutch krijt.
Noun
krite c (plural kriten, diminutive krytsje)
- surroundings, environment
- area, region
Derived terms
Further reading
- “krite (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011