dròoban
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German drowen, drouwen, from Old High German drouwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrauōną. Cognate with German drohen, Alemannic German treuwe, Old Saxon *thrōon.
Verb
dròoban (third-person singular present indicative dròobet, past participle gadròobet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to threaten, menace
- Péssor dròobanzich zelbort. ― It's better to threaten yourself.
Conjugation
Conjugation of dròoban – Sette Comuni dialect
infinitive | dròoban | ||||
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present participle | dròobanten | ||||
past participle | gadròobet | ||||
auxiliary | haban | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich dròobe | bar dròoban | i | ich dròobe | bar dròoban |
du dròobest | iart dròobet | du dròobest | iart dròobet | ||
ear dròobet | ze dròobent | ear dròobe | ze dròoban | ||
preterite (composed) | ich han gadròobet | bar haban gadròobet | ii | ich dròobate | bar dròobatan |
du hast gadròobet | iart habet gadròobet | du dròobatest | iart dròobatet | ||
ear hat gadròobet | ze habent gadròobet | ear dròobate | ze dròobatan | ||
imperative | — | dròobabar | |||
dròob | dròobet | ||||
dròobe (ear) | dròoban (ze) |
References
- “dròoban” 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