miggesiftsje

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪɣəsɪftsjə/

Verb

miggesiftsje

1. (rare) to nitpick

Inflection

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

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