Frisian

English + languages fy West Frisian Alternative forms en Friesic Etymology From en enm Frisoun, taken from en fro frison a Frisian, itself derived from en la Frīsiī Frisians. Displaced native ang Frīsa a Frisian whence modern en Frise; see the plural ang Frīsan for more. Pronunciation en /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/ /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/ /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/ en En-us-Frisian.ogg GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Frisian.wav Southern England en ɪʒən iːʒən 2 Proper noun A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. en specifically The West Frisian (or Western Frisian) lect, spoken in the northern Netherlands. en 1998 Colin Baker; Sylvia Prys Jones Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education 405 In the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands, a high percentage of the population, about 350000, speak Frisian as their first language. en 2000 Jasone Cenoz; Ulrike Jessner English in Europe: the acquisition of a third language 223 This means that full competence in both Frisian and Dutch (ie understanding, speaking, reading and writing ability) is aimed at all pupils in the province, whether they speak Frisian or Dutch at home. en 2005 Pat Seward; Sunandini Arora Lal Netherlands 89 Many Frisians speak Frisian at home and Dutch at work. en specifically Saterland Frisian, the last surviving dialect of the East Frisian lect, spoken in Northern Germany close to the Dutch border. en specifically The North Frisian lect, spoken in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. Usage notes Some linguists consider West Frisian, Saterland Frisian, and North Frisian to be varieties of a single language called “Frisian”. As they are not mutually intelligible, other linguists and the speakers consider them to be separate languages in a language group called “Frisian”. Saterland Frisian is a variety of “en East Frisian”, but this term more often refers to a Low German dialect, because the Low German dialect has a far greater number of speakers than the Frisian lect. Derived terms en Anglo-Frisian Related terms en Middle Frisian en Old Frisian Translations the Frisian language group Armenian: hy ֆրիզերեն Asturian: ast frisón Belarusian: be фры́зская мо́ва f, be фры́зская f Catalan: ca frisó m Cherokee: chr ᏈᏥᎵ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 弗里西亞語 Fúlǐxīyà yǔ Czech: cs fríské jazyky m-p Danish: da frisisk n Dutch: nl Fries n Esperanto: frisa lingvaro Estonian: et friisi keel Faroese: fo frísiskt n Finnish: fi friisi, fi friisin kieli French: fr frison m Frisian: North Frisian: Mooring frr frasch; Föhr-Amrum frr fresk; Halligen Wiedingharde frr freesk, Heligoland Sylt frr friisk Saterland Frisian: stq Fräisch West Frisian: fy Frysk Galician: gl frisón m Georgian: ka ფრიზიული German: de Friesisch n Hungarian: hu fríz Icelandic: is frísneska f Italian: it frisone m Japanese: ja フリジア語 Furijia-go, ja フリース語 Furīsu-go Manx: gv Freeshlannish f Navajo: nv Fwíízhin Dineʼé bizaad Old English: ang Frīsisċ n Polish: pl język fryzyjski m-in Portuguese: pt frísio m, pt frisão m Russian: ru фри́зский m язы́к Spanish: es frisón m Swedish: sv frisiska c Turkish: tr Frizce Ukrainian: uk фризька f frýz’ka Vilamovian: wym fryzyś the West Frisian language West Frisian Noun A member of the Frisians Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany and southern Denmark). en 1961 Norma Lorre Goodrich The Medieval Myths The New American Library Beowulf New York 41 King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians. en the Dutch <<p:pref/Friesland>>. Translations member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to Frisia Armenian: hy ֆրիզ Asturian: ast frisón m, ast frisona f Catalan: ca frisó m, ca frisona f Czech: cs Frís m Danish: da friser c Dutch: nl Fries m, nl Friezin f Estonian: et friislane Finnish: fi friisi French: fr Frison m, fr Frisonne f Georgian: ka ფრიზი German: de Friese m Hungarian: hu fríz Icelandic: is Frísi m Manx: gv Freeshlannagh m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb friser m Old English: ang Frīsa m Polish: pl Fryz m-pr, pl Fryzyjka f Portuguese: pt frísio, pt frisão Russian: ru фриз Swedish: sv fris c, sv frisiska c person from the Dutch province of Friesland Armenian: hy ֆրիզ Asturian: ast frisón m, ast frisona f Catalan: ca frisó m, ca frisona f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 弗里西亞人 fúlǐxīyà rén Danish: da friser c Esperanto: eo friso Estonian: et friisimaalane Faroese: fo frísi m Finnish: fi friisiläinen Frisian: West Frisian: fy Frysk Georgian: ka ფრიზიელი, ka ფრიზი Icelandic: is Fríslendingur m Italian: it frisone m Manx: gv Freeshlannagh m Persian: fa فریزی ferizi Polish: pl Fryz m-pr, pl Fryzyjka f Portuguese: pt frísio Russian: ru фриз Spanish: es frisón m, es frisona f Swedish: sv fris c, sv frisiska c, sv frisländare c Adjective Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language. en Because the instruction manual was Frisian, Yves couldn't read it. en the <<r:pref/Frisia>>: Either West Frisia (the Dutch <<p:also:pref/Friesland>>); North Frisia (in the German <<s:pref:also/Schleswig-Holstein>>, near the Danish border); or East Frisia (in the German <<s:pref:also/Lower Saxony>>, near the Dutch border). Of or relating to people of Frisian descent. en specifically en West Frisia, i.e. the Dutch <<p:pref/Friesland>> Derived terms en Frisianize Frisian water dog Translations of or in the or a Frisian language Asturian: ast frisón Catalan: ca frisó Danish: da frisisk Dutch: nl Fries Estonian: et friisikeele Faroese: fo frísiskur Finnish: fi friisinkielinen French: fr frison m, fr frisonne f German: de friesisch Hungarian: hu fríz Icelandic: is frísneskur Old English: ang Frīsisċ Polish: pl fryzyjski Russian: ru фри́зский Swedish: sv frisisk, sv frisiskspråkig of or relating to the people of Frisia Armenian: hy ֆրիզյան Asturian: ast frisón Catalan: ca frisó Danish: da frisisk Dutch: nl Fries Estonian: et friislase Faroese: fo frísiskur Finnish: fi friisiläinen French: fr frison m, fr frisonne f German: de friesisch Hungarian: hu fríz Icelandic: is frísneskur Old English: ang Frīsisċ Polish: pl fryzyjski Russian: ru фри́зский Swedish: sv frisisk Vilamovian: wym fryzyś of or relating to the region of Frisia Armenian: hy ֆրիզյան Asturian: ast frisón Catalan: ca frisó Danish: da frisisk Dutch: nl Fries Estonian: et Friisimaa Faroese: fo frísiskur Finnish: fi friisiläinen French: fr frison m, fr frisonne f German: de friesisch Icelandic: is frísneskur Manx: gv Freeshlannagh Old English: ang Frīsisċ Polish: pl fryzyjski Russian: ru фри́зский Swedish: sv frisisk, sv frisländsk Vilamovian: wym fryzyś of or relating to the people of the Dutch province of Friesland Armenian: hy ֆրիզյան Asturian: ast frisón Catalan: ca frisó Danish: da frisisk Dutch: nl Fries Estonian: et friisimaalase Faroese: fo frísiskur Finnish: fi friisiläinen French: fr frison m, fr frisonne f Icelandic: is frísneskur Polish: pl fryzyjski Russian: ru фри́зский Swedish: sv frisisk of or pertaining to the Dutch province of Friesland Armenian: hy ֆրիզյան Asturian: ast frisón Catalan: ca frisó Danish: da frisisk Dutch: nl Fries, nl Frieslands Faroese: fo frísiskur Finnish: fi friisiläinen French: fr frison m, fr frisonne f Icelandic: is frísneskur Manx: gv Freeshlannagh Polish: pl fryzyjski Russian: ru фри́зский Swedish: sv frisisk, sv frisländsk Bulgarian: bg фризийски m (frizijski) Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 弗里西亞的 Fúlǐxīyà de Esperanto: eo frisa Frisian: Old Frisian: ofs Frisa West Frisian: fy Frysk, fy Fryske Italian: it frisone Persian: fa فریزی ferizi Spanish: es frisón See also fy:Haadside The West Frisian Wikipedia stq:Haudsiede The Saterland Frisian Wikipedia frr:Hoodsid The North Frisian Wikipedia Further reading fry Western Frisian frr Northern Frisian stq Saterland Frisian frs Eastern Frisian Anagrams en afiinrs Frisina infairs en terms suffixed with -an terms suffixed with -ian en Ethnonyms Germanic tribes Languages