khallan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German kallen (“to scream; (of birds) to sing loudly”), from Old High German kallōn, challōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”). Cognate with obsolete German kallen, English call.
Verb
khallan (third-person singular present indicative khallt, past participle gakhàllt, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to cluck
- De hénnen khallent darnaach haban galét 'z öole.
- The hens cluck after laying their eggs.
Conjugation
Conjugation of khallan
| infinitive | khallan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | khallanten | ||||
| past participle | gakhàllt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich khalle | bar khallan | i | ich khalle | bar khallan |
| du khallst | iart khallt | du khallst | iart khallt | ||
| ear khallt | ze khallnt | ear khalle | ze khallan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakhàllt | bar haban gakhàllt | ii | ich khallte | bar khalltan |
| du hast gakhàllt | iart habet gakhàllt | du khalltest | iart khalltet | ||
| ear hat gakhàllt | ze habent gakhàllt | ear khallte | ze khalltan | ||
| imperative | — | khallbar | |||
| khall (du) | khallt (iart) | ||||
| khalle (ear) | khallan (ze) | ||||
Further reading
- “khallan” 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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