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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian liāf, from Proto-West Germanic *leub. Cognates include West Frisian leaf and German lieb.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ljoof (masculine ljoven, feminine, plural or definite ljove, comparative ljauer, superlative ljoofst)
- dear, sweet
Derived terms
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “ljoof”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN