Jersey Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch beetje. Cognate with German bisschen and English bit.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /beːt͡ʃə/, [ˈβ̞eː.t͡ɕə]
bêtśe
- a bit, a little bit, somewhat
1912, Dialect Notes, volume 3, page 468:Äk wās ên bêtśe śäftix ās hāi māi betâle zāu ov nît- I was a little doubtful whether he would pay me or not
