hjitte

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hēta (“to call, to command”), from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Verb

hjitte

  1. to be called, to be named
    Hoe hjitst do?
    What's your name?
  2. to command, to order

Inflection
Strong class 7
infinitive hjitte
3rd singular past hiet
past participle hiten
infinitive hjitte
long infinitive hjitten
gerund hjitten n
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular hjit hiet
2nd singular hjitst hietst
3rd singular hjit hiet
plural hjitte hieten
imperative hjit
participles hjittend hiten

Further reading
  • “hjitte (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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