wöhn
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- wäihn (West Central)
- wöhln (Southern)
Etymology
From Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognates include German wählen, Old Norse velja, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waljan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvœːn/
Verb
wöhn (past participle gwöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
- Se håd de foische Nummer gwöht. ― She dialled the wrong number.
- (intransitive) to vote
- I geh heier wieder wöhn. ― I'm going to vote again this year.
- (transitive) to vote for (a politician, party etc.)
- I waß no ned, wöche Partei i wöhn wea. ― I don't know yet which party I'm going to vote for.
Conjugation
Conjugation of wöhn
| infinitive | wöhn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | wöh | - | wöhlad |
| 2nd person sing. | wöhst | - | wöhlast |
| 3rd person sing. | wöht | - | wöhlad |
| 1st person plur. | wöhn | - | wöhladn |
| 2nd person plur. | wöhts | - | wöhlads |
| 3rd person plur. | wöhn | - | wöhladn |
| imperative sing. | wöh | ||
| imperative plur. | wöhts | ||
| past participle | gwöht | ||
Derived terms
- auswöhn
- durchwöhn
- eiwöhn
- nåchwöhn
- verwöhn
- åwöhn
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