édalan
Cimbrian
Etymology
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Verb
édalan (third-person singular present indicative édelt, past participle ga-édelt, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to caress, stroke; pet (an animal)
- De mèerarsten baibar édelnt libor de khatza dan in zain mann.
- Most women would rather caress their cat than their husband.
Conjugation
Conjugation of édalan
| infinitive | édalan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | édalanten | ||||
| past participle | ga-édelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich édale | bar édalan | i | ich édale | bar édalan |
| du édelst | iart édelt | du édelst | iart édelt | ||
| ear édelt | ze édalent | ear édale | ze édalan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han ga-édelt | bar haban ga-édelt | ii | ich édelte | bar édeltan |
| du hast ga-édelt | iart habet ga-édelt | du édeltest | iart édeltet | ||
| ear hat ga-édelt | ze habent ga-édelt | ear édelte | ze édeltan | ||
| imperative | — | édelbar | |||
| édal | édelt | ||||
| édale (ear) | édalan (ze) | ||||
References
- “édalan” 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