klóoban

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gelouben, from Old High German gilouben, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (to praise, allow, believe). Cognate with German glauben.

Verb

klóoban (third-person singular present indicative klóobet, past participle gaklóobet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to believe
    Ich klóobe in Gott dar Baatar Almàchtighe.
    I believe in God, the Father almighty.
    Bor dii ba de klóobent, 's galébach is méeront renghe.
    Life is easier for those who believe.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “klóoban” 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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