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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian umbe, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Cognates include West Frisian om and German um.
Pronunciation
Preposition
uum (neuter or distal adverb deeruum, proximal adverb hieruum, interrogative adverb wieruum)
- around
- Iek lope uum dän Boom. ― I'm walking around the tree.
- about, around
- David is uum twäin Meter loang. ― David is about two meters long.
- at, about
- Wierum laachest du uum him? ― Why are you laughing at him?
- because of, due to
- Uum dän Rien kon iek nit ätter ju Fíer wai. ― Because of the rain, I can't go to the party.
- (of time) at
- Uum trjo Úre gunge iek ätter Húus wai. ― At three o'clock I'm going home.
- (in requests) for
- Hie fräigede mie uum n Bläistikke. ― He asked me for a pencil.
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “uum”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN