-lju

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian liōd, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ljy/

Suffix

-lju

  1. (added to most person-nouns) -s; pluralizing suffix
    frou - woman/froulju - women; womenfolk
    man - man/mânlju - men; menfolk
    eal - nobleman/eallju - noblemen

Further reading
  • “-lju”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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