söpfan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German schepfen, scheffen, from Old High German scephen, possibly from scaph (“container, tub”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”). Cognate with German schöpfen.
Verb
söpfan (third-person singular present indicative söpfet, past participle gasöpfet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to bail (remove water)
Conjugation
Conjugation of söpfan – Sette Comuni dialect
| infinitive | söpfan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | söpfanten | ||||
| past participle | gasöpfet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich söpfe | bar söpfan | i | ich söpfe | bar söpfan |
| du söpfest | iart söpfet | du söpfest | iart söpfet | ||
| ear söpfet | ze söpfent | ear söpfe | ze söpfan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gasöpfet | bar haban gasöpfet | ii | ich söpfate | bar söpfatan |
| du hast gasöpfet | iart habet gasöpfet | du söpfatest | iart söpfatet | ||
| ear hat gasöpfet | ze habent gasöpfet | ear söpfate | ze söpfatan | ||
| imperative | — | söpfabar | |||
| söpf (du) | söpfet (iart) | ||||
| söpfe (ear) | söpfan (ze) | ||||
References
- “söpfan” 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