achtzante
Cimbrian
| < 17. | 18. | 19. > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : achtzane Ordinal : achtzante | ||
Etymology 1
achtzane + -te. Cogate with German achtzehnte, English eighteenth.
Adjective
achtzante (not comparable)
- (Sette Comuni) eighteenth
Declension
Positive forms of achtzante
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist achtzante | zi ist achtzante | is ist achtzante | ze zèint achtzante | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar achtzante | de achtzanta | 's achtzante | de achtzanten |
| accusative | in achtzanten | de achtzanta | 's achtzante | de achtzanten | |
| dative | me achtzanten | dar achtzanten | me achtzanten | in achtzanten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an achtzantar | an achtzanta | an achtzantes | (khòone) achtzanten |
| accusative | an achtzanten | an achtzanta | an achtzantes | (khòone) achtzanten | |
| dative | aname achtzanten | anara achtzanten | aname achtzanten | (khòonen) achtzanten | |
| without article | nominative | achtzante | |||
| accusative | achtzante | ||||
| dative | achtzanten | ||||
Etymology 2
Substantivization of achtzante (adjective).
Noun
achtzante
- (Sette Comuni) the eighteenth one
Declension
Declension of achtzante
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | |
| nominative | dar achtzante | d'achtzante | 's achtzante | d'achtzanten |
| accusative | in achtzanten | d'achtzante | 's achtzante | d'achtzanten |
| dative | me achtzanten | dar achtzanten | me achtzanten | in achtzanten |
In Cimbrian, substantivizations of adjectives are only used with definite artices. | ||||
References
- “achtzante” 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