dorboilan
Cimbrian
Etymology
dor- + baul (“rotten”) + -an
Verb
dorboilan (third-person singular present indicative dorboilt, past participle dorboilt, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to break down, decay
- Méttar sait dorboilnt de khnòtten och.
- Over time even stones break down.
Conjugation
Conjugation of dorboilan – Sette Comuni dialect
infinitive | dorboilan | ||||
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present participle | dorboilanten | ||||
past participle | dorboilt | ||||
auxiliary | haban | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich dorboile | bar dorboilan | i | ich dorboile | bar dorboilan |
du dorboilst | iart dorboilt | du dorboilst | iart dorboilt | ||
ear dorboilt | ze dorboilent | ear dorboile | ze dorboilan | ||
preterite (composed) | ich han dorboilt | bar haban dorboilt | ii | ich dorboilte | bar dorboiltan |
du hast dorboilt | iart habet dorboilt | du dorboiltest | iart dorboiltet | ||
ear hat dorboilt | ze habent dorboilt | ear dorboilte | ze dorboiltan | ||
imperative | — | dorboilbar | |||
dorboil | dorboilt | ||||
dorboile (ear) | dorboilan (ze) |
References
- “dorboilan” 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