stabij

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from West Frisian stabij. There are some attestations of Staby as a proper noun used of dogs in Dutch texts from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, perhaps as a given name for a dog. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /staːˈbɛi̯/ Hyphenation: sta‧bij Rhymes: -ɛi̯ === Noun === stabij m (plural stabijs, no diminutive) a long-haired breed of dog originating from Friesland, historically used as retriever, pointer, hound, watchdog and cart-dog Synonym: Friese stabij