Frisian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Frisian in British English:
UK [ˈfriːʒn]
How to pronounce Frisian in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
- a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia
Word Origin
- Frisian (adj.)
- 1590s, "of or pertaining to the people of Frisia," the lowland coast of the North Sea and nearby islands (Old English Frysland, Freslond; adjective Freisisc), named for the Germanic tribe whose name was Latinized as Frisii," which perhaps originally meant "curly-headed" (compare Old Frisian frisle "curly hair"). The native form of the people name is Old English Frysan/Fresan (plural). Cognate with Old Frisian Frise, Middle Dutch Vriese, Old High German Friaso). As a noun from c. 1600, "West Germanic language spoken in Friesland." It is closely related to Dutch and Old English.
Example
- 1. West frisian hospitality is a specialty .
- 2. Frisian flag protein hydrolysate infant milk .
- 3. Meanwhile many chinese really do believe that they speak dialects of a single thing called chinese , which they all write the same way-even if , to use a european analogy , the chinese language family resembles not british vs. american vs. irish english , but something more like english vs. frisian vs. german .
- 4. Where is the boss ? He 's a frisian . Stubborn as a mule .
- 5. The language most closely related to english is the west germanic language frisian .