mangzjere
Central Franconian
Etymology
From French manger, from Old French mengier, from Late Latin manducāre (“to chew, devour”), present active infinitive of manducō, from Latin mandō. Compare Italian mangiare, Norman maungier and mougier, Gallo mangier, Picard minger, Bourguignon maingé, Franco-Provençal mengiér, Occitan manjar, Corsican manghjà, Romanian mânca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑŋʒeːʀ./, [ˌmɐŋˈʒeː.ʀ̝̊ə]
Verb
mangzjere (third-person present tense mangzjeert, past tense mangzjeret, present participle mangzjerend or mangzjerens, past participle mangzjeerd)
- (Kirchröadsj Ripuarian, transitive) to eat
- (Kirchröadsj Ripuarian, intransitive) to eat
- Zoeëlang vier jód mangzjere kanne, zint vier jezónk.
- As long as we can eat good, we are healthy.
Derived terms
- Mangzjere
- mangzjerentäre