güllan
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German güldīn, guldīn, from Old High German guldīn, from Proto-West Germanic *gulþīn, from Proto-Germanic *gulþīnaz (“golden”). Cognate with archaic German gülden, archaic English gilden.
Adjective
güllan (comparative güllanor, superlative dar güllanorste)
- (Sette Comuni) golden (made of gold)
- an güllan rénkh ― a golden ring
- an güllans gabingartle ― a golden wedding band
Declension
Positive forms of güllan
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist güllan | zi ist güllan | is ist güllan | ze zèint güllan | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar güllane | de güllana | 's güllane | de güllanen |
| accusative | in güllanen | de güllana | 's güllane | de güllanen | |
| dative | me güllanen | dar güllanen | me güllanen | in güllanen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an güllanar | an güllana | an güllans | (khòone) güllanen |
| accusative | an güllanen | an güllana | an güllans | (khòone) güllanen | |
| dative | aname güllanen | anara güllanen | aname güllanen | (khòonen) güllanen | |
| without article | nominative | güllane | |||
| accusative | güllane | ||||
| dative | güllanen | ||||
Comparative forms of güllan
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist güllanor | zi ist güllanor | is ist güllanor | ze zèint güllanor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar güllanore | de güllanora | 's güllanore | de güllanorn |
| accusative | in güllanorn | de güllanora | 's güllanore | de güllanorn | |
| dative | me güllanorn | dar güllanorn | me güllanorn | in güllanorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an güllanorar | an güllanora | an güllanors | (khòone) güllanorn |
| accusative | an güllanorn | an güllanora | an güllanors | (khòone) güllanorn | |
| dative | aname güllanorn | anara güllanorn | aname güllanorn | (khòonen) güllanorn | |
| without article | nominative | güllanore | |||
| accusative | güllanore | ||||
| dative | güllanorn | ||||
Superlative forms of güllan
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar güllanorste | zi ist dar güllanorsta | is ist dar güllanorste | ze zèint dar güllanorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar güllanorste | de güllanorsta | 's güllanorste | de güllanorsten |
| accusative | in güllanorsten | de güllanorsta | 's güllanorste | de güllanorsten | |
| dative | me güllanorsten | dar güllanorsten | me güllanorsten | in güllanorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an güllanorstar | an güllanorsta | an güllanorstes | (khòone) güllanorsten |
| accusative | an güllanorsten | an güllanorsta | an güllanorstes | (khòone) güllanorsten | |
| dative | aname güllanorsten | anara güllanorsten | aname güllanorsten | (khòonen) güllanorsten | |
| without article | nominative | güllanorste | |||
| accusative | güllanorste | ||||
| dative | güllanorsten | ||||
Etymology 2
gülla + -an. Compare German güllen (“to fertilize with manure”).
Verb
güllan (third-person singular present indicative güllet, past participle gagüllet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to vomit, throw up
- Dar trunkhane hat gagüllet. ― The drunkard vomited.
Conjugation
Conjugation of güllan
| infinitive | güllan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | güllanten | ||||
| past participle | gagüllt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich gülle | bar güllan | i | ich gülle | bar güllan |
| du güllst | iart güllt | du güllst | iart güllt | ||
| ear güllt | ze güllnt | ear gülle | ze güllan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gagüllt | bar haban gagüllt | ii | ich güllte | bar gülltan |
| du hast gagüllt | iart habet gagüllt | du gülltest | iart gülltet | ||
| ear hat gagüllt | ze habent gagüllt | ear güllte | ze gülltan | ||
| imperative | — | güllbar | |||
| güll (du) | güllt (iart) | ||||
| gülle (ear) | güllan (ze) | ||||
References
- “güllan” 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