piipan
Cimbrian
Etymology
Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German piepen (from Low German), English peep, Latin pīpio. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
piipan (third-person singular present indicative piipet, past participle gapiipet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to peep, chirp
Conjugation
Conjugation of piipan – Sette Comuni dialect
| infinitive | piipan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | piipanten | ||||
| past participle | gapiipet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich piipe | bar piipan | i | ich piipe | bar piipan |
| du piipest | iart piipet | du piipest | iart piipet | ||
| ear piipet | ze piipent | ear piipe | ze piipan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gapiipet | bar haban gapiipet | ii | ich piipate | bar piipatan |
| du hast gapiipet | iart habet gapiipet | du piipatest | iart piipatet | ||
| ear hat gapiipet | ze habent gapiipet | ear piipate | ze piipatan | ||
| imperative | — | piipabar | |||
| piip (du) | piipet (iart) | ||||
| piipe (ear) | piipan (ze) | ||||
References
- “piipan” 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