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Saterland Frisian

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n Seemeeske.

Etymology

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From See (sea) +‎ Meeske (tit). Perhaps influenced by other West Germanic languages, like Dutch zeemeeuw and German Seemöwe, which form the second part from a visually similar word meaning "gull".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈseːˌmeːskə/
  • Hyphenation: See‧mees‧ke

Noun

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Seemeeske f (plural Seemeesken)

  1. gull

References

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