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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian sīa, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan. Cognates include West Frisian sjen and German sehen.
The past participle is suppletively from Old Frisian *bilōkia, from Proto-West Germanic *bilōkōn, whence also English belook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjoː/
- Hyphenation: sjo
- Rhymes: -oː
Verb
sjo
- (transitive) to see
Conjugation
Conjugation of sjo (irregular)
Derived terms
References
- Piet Kramer (1961) “sjo”, in Seelter Woudebouk (Paat Seeltersk-Düütsk), Leeuwarden
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “sjo”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN