bassan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German fazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, sieze”). Cognate with German fassen, Dutch vatten, Icelandic fata.
Verb
bassan (third-person singular present indicative basset, past participle gabasset, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to load
- Dar paur basset 's höobe au fan baaghen un bassets abe da in de dilla.
- The farmer loads the hay onto the cart, and unloads it at the barn.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bassan – Sette Comuni dialect
| infinitive | bassan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bassanten | ||||
| past participle | gabasset | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich basse | bar bassan | i | ich basse | bar bassan |
| du bassest | iart basset | du bassest | iart basset | ||
| ear basset | ze bassent | ear basse | ze bassan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gabasset | bar haban gabasset | ii | ich bassate | bar bassatan |
| du hast gabasset | iart habet gabasset | du bassatest | iart bassatet | ||
| ear hat gabasset | ze habent gabasset | ear bassate | ze bassatan | ||
| imperative | — | bassabar | |||
| bass (du) | basset (iart) | ||||
| basse (ear) | bassan (ze) | ||||
References
- “bassan” 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