bliuwe

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian blīva, earlier bilīva, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbljoːwə/

Verb

bliuwe

1. to stay
2. to belive

Inflection

Conjugation of bliuwe

Infinitive: bliuwe
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	bliuw	wy	bliuwe	ik	bleau	wy	bleauwen
2nd	do/dû	bliuwst	jimme	bliuwe	do/dû	bleaust	jimme	bleauwen
3rd	hy/sy	bliuwt	hja	bliuwe	hy/sy	bleau	hja	bleauwen
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	bliuwend (bliuwende)		bliuw		wêze		bleaun

Further reading

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