gadénkhan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German gedenken, from Old High German gidenken, equivalent to ga- + dénkhan (“to think”). Cognate with German gedenken.
Verb
gadénkhan (third-person singular present indicative gadénkhet, past participle gadénkhet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to remember, recall
- Gadénkhet bas gaballatach, borghèsset alles z' andare.
- Remember what you like, forget everything else.
Conjugation
Conjugation of gadénkhan
| infinitive | gadénkhan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | gadénkhanten | ||||
| past participle | gadénkhet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich gadénkhe | bar gadénkhan | i | ich gadénkhe | bar gadénkhan |
| du gadénkhest | iart gadénkhet | du gadénkhest | iart gadénkhet | ||
| ear gadénkhet | ze gadénkhent | ear gadénkhe | ze gadénkhan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gadénkhet | bar haban gadénkhet | ii | ich gadénkhate | bar gadénkhatan |
| du hast gadénkhet | iart habet gadénkhet | du gadénkhatest | iart gadénkhatet | ||
| ear hat gadénkhet | ze habent gadénkhet | ear gadénkhate | ze gadénkhatan | ||
| imperative | — | gadénkhabar | |||
| gadénkh | gadénkhet | ||||
| gadénkhe (ear) | gadénkhan (ze) | ||||
References
- “gadénkhan” 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