khaiman
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Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kīmen, from kīm, kīme (“sprout”), from Old High German kīmo. Cognate with German keimen.
Verb
[edit]khaiman (third-person singular present indicative khaimet, past participle gakhàimet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni, of potatoes) to sprout, germinate
- De pataaten khaiment amme langhese. ― Potatoes sprout in spring.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of khaiman
| infinitive | khaiman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | khaimanten | ||||
| past participle | gakhàimet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich khaime | bar khaiman | i | ich khaime | bar khaiman |
| du khaimest | iart khaimet | du khaimest | iart khaimet | ||
| ear khaimet | ze khaiment | ear khaime | ze khaiman | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakhàimet | bar haban gakhàimet | ii | ich khaimate | bar khaimatan |
| du hast gakhàimet | iart habet gakhàimet | du khaimatest | iart khaimatet | ||
| ear hat gakhàimet | ze habent gakhàimet | ear khaimate | ze khaimatan | ||
| imperative | — | khaimabar | |||
| khaim (du) | khaimet (iart) | ||||
| khaime (ear) | khaiman (ze) | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “khaiman” 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