Swoalke

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a diminutive of Old Frisian *swale, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā. Cognates include German Schwalbe and West Frisian swel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɔːlkə/
  • Hyphenation: Swoal‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɔːlkə

Noun

Swoalke f (plural Swoalkene)

  1. swallow

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