fokje

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

fokje n (plural fokjes)

1. diminutive of fok

West Frisian

Etymology 1

Related to Dutch fokken, from Middle Dutch focken, vocken, possibly of Scandinavian origin (compare Norwegian fukka, Swedish fokka), which, if true, would be derived from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną (“to strike, to assail, to copulate”). Likely related to English fuck or German ficken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔkjə/

Verb

fokje

1. (transitive) to breed (animals)
2. (intransitive) to breed, beget, bring forth

Conjugation

Weak class 2
infinitive	fokje
3rd singular past	foke
past participle	foke
infinitive	fokje
long infinitive	fokjen
gerund	fokjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	fokje	foke
2nd singular	fokest	fokest
3rd singular	foket	foke
plural	fokje	foken
imperative	fokje
participles	fokjend	foke

Noun

fokje c (plural fokjen)

1. breeding
   • 1911, A. Rauwerda:

     Ús foarâlders [hienen] iuwen lyn de haadsaak by it fokjen al to pakken. ― Our ancestors [held] centuries ago that the main point in breeding was to fuck.

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Derived terms

• bargefokker c (“pig breeder”)
• feefokken (“to breed cattle”)
• oanfokje (“to rear, to raise”)
• opfokje (“to bring to maturity (of cattle), to educate”)
• trochfuorje (“to continually feed, to feed someone the same thing so much that they get sick of it (figurative)”)

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Verbalization of fok (“foresail”). Compare Dutch fok (“foresail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔkjə/

Verb

fokje

1. to hoist a foresail; hoist the jib
2. (figurative) to wear glasses
3. (figurative) to lead uphill
   • 1952, J.B. Singelsma:

     It lân fokket, loopt in een punt uit. ― The land goes up uphill, stretching out to a point.

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Further reading

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