dorvoilan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- dorboilan (Mezzaselva)
Etymology
dor- + vaul (“rotten”) + -an
Verb
dorvoilan (third-person singular present indicative dorvoilt, past participle dorbvilt, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to break down, decay
- Méttar sait dorvoilnt de khnòtten och.
- Over time even stones break down.
Conjugation
Conjugation of dorvoilan
| infinitive | dorvoilan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | dorvoilanten | ||||
| past participle | dorvoilt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich dorvoile | bar dorvoilan | i | ich dorvoile | bar dorvoilan |
| du dorvoilst | iart dorvoilt | du dorvoilst | iart dorvoilt | ||
| ear dorvoilt | ze dorvoilnt | ear dorvoile | ze dorvoilan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han dorvoilt | bar haban dorvoilt | ii | ich dorvoilte | bar dorvoiltan |
| du hast dorvoilt | iart habet dorvoilt | du dorvoiltest | iart dorvoiltet | ||
| ear hat dorvoilt | ze habent dorvoilt | ear dorvoilte | ze dorvoiltan | ||
| imperative | — | dorvoilbar | |||
| dorvoil (du) | dorvoilt (iart) | ||||
| dorvoile (ear) | dorvoilan (ze) | ||||
References
- “dorvoilan” 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