khréenan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German kraen, from Old High German krāen, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”). Cognate with German krähen. In Cimbrian, an extra -an is added to verbs when the infinitive would only have one syllable, e.g. zèinan (“to be”) (compare German sein).
Verb
khréenan (third-person singular present indicative khréent, past participle gakhréent, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni, of roosters) to crow
- Dar haano khréent un de hénna khallet.
- The rooster crows and the hen cackles.
Conjugation
Conjugation of khréenan
| infinitive | khréenan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | khréenanten | ||||
| past participle | gakhréent | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich khréene | bar khréenan | i | ich khréene | bar khréenan |
| du khréenst | iart khréent | du khréenst | iart khréent | ||
| ear khréent | ze khréennt | ear khréene | ze khréenan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakhréent | bar haban gakhréent | ii | ich khréente | bar khréentan |
| du hast gakhréent | iart habet gakhréent | du khréentest | iart khréentet | ||
| ear hat gakhréent | ze habent gakhréent | ear khréente | ze khréentan | ||
| imperative | — | khréenbar | |||
| khréen (du) | khréent (iart) | ||||
| khréene (ear) | khréenan (ze) | ||||
Related terms
Further reading
- “khréenan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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