flappan
Cimbrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch. Cognate with German flappen and English flap, which see for more. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
flappan (third-person singular present indicative flappet, past participle gaflappet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
- (transitive) to wave
- De zollanar flappent de bandiarn. ― The soldiers wave the flags.
- (intransitive) to wave, flutter, flap
- De laidachar galét aus so trükhanan habent gaflappet bon dar snüure.
- The sheets that were left out to dry fluttered on the clothesline.
Conjugation
Conjugation of flappan
| infinitive | flappan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | flappanten | ||||
| past participle | gaflappet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich flappe | bar flappan | i | ich flappe | bar flappan |
| du flappest | iart flappet | du flappest | iart flappet | ||
| ear flappet | ze flappent | ear flappe | ze flappan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gaflappet | bar haban gaflappet | ii | ich flappate | bar flappatan |
| du hast gaflappet | iart habet gaflappet | du flappatest | iart flappatet | ||
| ear hat gaflappet | ze habent gaflappet | ear flappate | ze flappatan | ||
| imperative | — | flappabar | |||
| flapp | flappet | ||||
| flappe (ear) | flappan (ze) | ||||
References
- “flappan” 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