swier

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swēriz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

swier

  1. heavy
  2. pregnant
  3. serious
  4. difficult

Inflection

Inflection of swier
uninflected swier
inflected swiere
comparative swierder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial swier swierder it swierst
it swierste
indefinite c. sing. swiere swierdere swierste
n. sing. swier swierder swierste
plural swiere swierdere swierste
definite swiere swierdere swierste
partitive swiers swierders

Derived terms

Further reading

  • swier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011