frisian
/ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English
Meaning
name
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.
name
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.
name
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.
noun
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).
noun
A native or inhabitant of the Dutch province of Friesland.
adj
Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.
adj
Of, from or relating to the region of Frisia: Either West Frisia (the Dutch province of Friesland); North Frisia (in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near the Danish border); or East Frisia (in the German state of Lower Saxony, near the Dutch border).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Many Frisians speak Frisian at home and Dutch at work."
- "King Hygelac of the Geats had been struck down by one might swipe of the foemen, the Frisians."
- "Because the instruction manual was Frisian, Yves couldn't read it."