dain
See also: Dain, dáin, dàin, and däin
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Cognate with German dein, West Frisian dyn, English thine, Icelandic þinn.
Determiner
dain (plural dain, bón/dar daindarn) (Sette Comuni, informal)
- your, thy
- De dain faméja is gròas.
- Your family is large.
- An prùudar bón daindarn ist ziich.
- One of your brothers is sick.
- yours, thine
- De khua ist dain.
- The cow is yours.
Usage notes
- Possessive determiners are only fully inflected when used in exclamations.
- Before nouns, they are inflected for number only and follow the corresponding definite article (a form of dar).
- The plural ending is -en, or -∅ when the pronoun itself ends in -n.
- Predicatively, they are uninflected and the definite article is not used.
- Following bon (“of”) or dar (the only surviving trace of a genitive definite article; used for all numbers and genders) they end in -darn.
Inflection
| Inflection of dain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| daindar | daina | daines | daine | |
| These inflections are only used in exclamations. | ||||
See also
| Possessive determiners | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| 1st person | main | ögnar |
| 2nd person | dain | ôar |
| 3rd person | zain | |
References
- “dain” 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
Middle French
Etymology
Late Latin dāmus
Noun
dain m (plural dains)
- deer
Synonyms
- cerf
Descendants
- French: daim
Northern Sami
Determiner
dain
- locative plural of dat
Old French
Etymology
Late Latin dāmus
Noun
dain m (oblique plural dainz, nominative singular dainz, nominative plural dain)
- deer
Synonyms
- cerf
Descendants
- French: daim