Seemeeske

Saterland Frisian
n Seemeeske.

Etymology

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

Noun

Seemeeske f (plural Seemeesken)

  1. gull

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