leauwe
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈljoːwə/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian lēva, liūva, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijan, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. The form of the verb was influenced by the noun (see below).
Verb
leauwe
- to believe
Inflection
| Weak class 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | leauwe | |||
| 3rd singular past | leaude | |||
| past participle | leaud | |||
| infinitive | leauwe | |||
| long infinitive | leauwen | |||
| gerund | leauwen n | |||
| auxiliary | hawwe | |||
| indicative | present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st singular | leau | leaude | ||
| 2nd singular | leaust | leaudest | ||
| clitic form | leausto | leaudesto | ||
| 3rd singular | leaut | leaude | ||
| plural | leauwe | leauden | ||
| imperative | leau | |||
| participles | leauwend | leaud | ||
Further reading
- “leauwe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian lāva, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *laubô, *galaubô.
Noun
leauwe n (plural leauwen)
Further reading
- “leauwe (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011