hjitte

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɪtə/

Verb

hjitte

1. to be called, to be named

   Hoe hjitsto?

   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
auxiliary	hawwe
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