tjuk

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian thikke, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (“thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”).

Adjective

tjuk

  1. (Sylt) thick

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thikke, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (“thick”), from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tjʊk/
  • Hyphenation: tjuk
  • Rhymes: -ʊk

Adjective

tjuk (masculine tjukken, feminine, plural or definite tjukke, comparative tjukker, superlative tjukst)

  1. thick
  2. viscous
  3. pregnant

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “thick”): tään

References

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