toai

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *tēi, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī). Cognates include West Frisian taai and German zäh.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɔːɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: toai
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɪ̯

Adjective

toai (inflected toaie, comparative toaier, superlative toaist)

  1. tough, strong
  2. tough, difficult
  3. hardened, hard
  4. thick, viscous

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