miggesiftsje

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From mich (mosquito) +‎ -e- +‎ siftsje (to sift, to strain), calque of Dutch muggenziften.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪɣəsɪftsjə/

Verb

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miggesiftsje

  1. (rare) to nitpick

Inflection

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Weak class 2
infinitive miggesiftsje
3rd singular past miggesifte
past participle miggesifte
infinitive miggesiftsje
long infinitive miggesiftsjen
gerund miggesiftsjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular miggesiftsje miggesifte
2nd singular miggesiftest miggesiftest
3rd singular miggesiftet miggesifte
plural miggesiftsje miggesiften
imperative miggesiftsje
participles miggesiftsjend miggesifte

Further reading

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  • miggesiftsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011