Stíekelswien

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Stíekel (“spike”) +‎ Swien (“pig”). Akin to Dutch stekelvarken and German Stachelschwein.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːkəlˌsvin/
  • Hyphenation: Stíe‧kel‧swien

Noun

Stíekelswien n (plural Stíekelswiene)

  1. porcupine

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