diinan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German dienen, from Old High German thionōn, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōną (“to serve”), from *þewaz (“servant”). Cognate with German dienen, Dutch dienen.
Verb
diinan (third-person singular present indicative diinet, past participle gadiinet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to serve
Conjugation
Conjugation of diinan – Sette Comuni dialect
infinitive | diinan | ||||
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present participle | diinanten | ||||
past participle | gadiinet | ||||
auxiliary | haban | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich diine | bar diinan | i | ich diine | bar diinan |
du diinest | iart diinet | du diinest | iart diinet | ||
ear diinet | ze diinent | ear diine | ze diinan | ||
preterite (composed) | ich han gadiinet | bar haban gadiinet | ii | ich diinate | bar diinatan |
du hast gadiinet | iart habet gadiinet | du diinatest | iart diinatet | ||
ear hat gadiinet | ze habent gadiinet | ear diinate | ze diinatan | ||
imperative | — | diinabar | |||
diin | diinet | ||||
diine (ear) | diinan (ze) |
Related terms
- diinar
References
- “diinan” 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