wyt

Meaning

Adj

white

Noun

white

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vit/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: hwīt

In summary

From Old Frisian hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“shine; bright”).

Sentences

De leadgrize loft ferkleure nei brutsen wyt .

The lead gray sky turned to off-white.

Do bist al hielendal wyt om de noas .

You are already completely white around the nose.

Minder aardich is dat it lamke wyt is .

Less nice is that the lamb is white.

It swart is djip swart en it kontrast mei it wyt is heel grut .

The black is deep black and the contrast with the white is very large.