böokan
Cimbrian
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
böokan (third-person singular present indicative böoket, past participle gaböoket, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to bleat
- D'öoba rüufet me lèmplen böokanten.
- The sheep calls for the bleating lamb.
Conjugation
Conjugation of böokan – Sette Comuni dialect
| infinitive | böokan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | böokanten | ||||
| past participle | gaböoket | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich böoke | bar böokan | i | ich böoke | bar böokan |
| du böokest | iart böoket | du böokest | iart böoket | ||
| ear böoket | ze böokent | ear böoke | ze böokan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gaböoket | bar haban gaböoket | ii | ich böokate | bar böokatan |
| du hast gaböoket | iart habet gaböoket | du böokatest | iart böokatet | ||
| ear hat gaböoket | ze habent gaböoket | ear böokate | ze böokatan | ||
| imperative | — | böokabar | |||
| böok (du) | böoket (iart) | ||||
| böoke (ear) | böokan (ze) | ||||
References
- “böokan” 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