wäkker

See also: wakker

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hwelk, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz. Cognates include West Frisian hokker and German welcher.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkər/
  • Hyphenation: wäk‧ker
  • Rhymes: -ɛkər

Determiner

wäkker (feminine wäkke, neuter wäkker, plural wäkke)

  1. which?
    Wäkke Pille kjust du? Ju rode of ju blaue? ― Which pill do you choose? The red one or the blue one?
  2. which
    Iek weet wäkke Pille iek skäl kjoze: Ju blaue! ― I know which pill I'll choose: The blue one!

Pronoun

wäkker (feminine wäkke, neuter wäkker, plural wäkke)

  1. which (one)?
    Man wäkke is ju grootste? Ju rode? ― But which one is the biggest? The red one?
  2. which (one)
    Dät is mie gliek, wäkke ju grootste is. ― I don't care which one is the biggest.

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