laachje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, either through an unrecorded Old Frisian form or otherwise via Middle Low German lachen. The usual Old Frisian verb was hlakkia, from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną, which is continued in West Frisian laitsje and Mainland North Frisian lååke. The Saterfrisian form corresponds to Insular North Frisian laache, lachi.

Verb

laachje

  1. (intransitive) to laugh
    Synonym: gaffelje

Conjugation

Conjugation of laachje (weak type 2)
grúundfoarme laachje
infinitive tou laachjen
present past
singular iek laachje lachede
du lachest lachedest
hie/ju/dät lachet lachede
plural laachje lacheden
imperative
singular laach
plural laachjet
present past
participle laachjend lached
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

  • ferlaachje
  • smusterlaachje
  • smüüsterlaachje
  • uutlaachje
  • Laachjen

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “laachje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN