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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian stede, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
stêd c (plural stêden, diminutive stedsje)
- town, city
1978, Nije Fryske Bibeloersetting, 2 Samuel 15:37:Sa kaam Davids freon Chûsai yn ’e stêd oan, krekt doe’t Absalom yn Jeruzalem oankaam.- So David’s friend Hushai came into the city, as Absalom came into Jerusalem.
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Further reading
- “stêd”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011