khòjan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kiuwen, from Old High German kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną. Cognate with German käuen, kauen, English chew.

Verb

khòjan (third-person singular present indicative khòjet, past participle gakhòjet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to chew

   Khòjet bóol 's ghèssach. ― Chew the food well.

Conjugation

Conjugation of khòjan

infinitive		khòjan
present participle		khòjanten
past participle		gakhòjet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khòje	bar khòjan	i	ich khòje	bar khòjan
	du khòjest	iart khòjet		du khòjest	iart khòjet
	ear khòjet	ze khòjent		ear khòje	ze khòjan
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhòjet	bar haban gakhòjet	ii	ich khòjate	bar khòjatan
	du hast gakhòjet	iart habet gakhòjet		du khòjatest	iart khòjatet
	ear hat gakhòjet	ze habent gakhòjet		ear khòjate	ze khòjatan
imperative	—	khòjabar
	khòj (du)	khòjet (iart)
	khòje (ear)	khòjan (ze)

Further reading

• “khòjan” 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