bikhalan
Cimbrian
Etymology
bikhel + -an
Verb
bikhalan (third-person singular present indicative bikhalt, past participle gabikhelt, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni, impersonal) to snow
- Synonym: snaiban
- 'S hat gabikhelt an gantza nacht.
- It snowed the whole night.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bikhalan – Sette Comuni dialect
infinitive | bikhalan | ||||
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present participle | bikhalanten | ||||
past participle | gabikhelt | ||||
auxiliary | haban | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich bikhale | bar bikhalan | i | ich bikhale | bar bikhalan |
du bikhalst | iart bikhalt | du bikhalst | iart bikhalt | ||
ear bikhalt | ze bikhalnt | ear bikhale | ze bikhalan | ||
preterite (composed) | ich han gabikhelt | bar haban gabikhelt | ii | ich bikhalte | bar bikhaltan |
du hast gabikhelt | iart habet gabikhelt | du bikhaltest | iart bikhaltet | ||
ear hat gabikhelt | ze habent gabikhelt | ear bikhalte | ze bikhaltan | ||
imperative | — | bikhalbar | |||
bikhal (du) | bikhalt (iart) | ||||
bikhale (ear) | bikhalan (ze) |
References
- “bikhalan” 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