bòochan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German weichen, from Old High German weihhen, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (“to make weak, weaken, soften”). Cognate with German weichen (“to soak”).
Verb
bòochan (third-person singular present indicative bòochet, past participle gabòochet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to soak
- De bèssaren hat galét so bòochan 's gaplettarath.
- The laundress soaked the clothes.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bòochan
| infinitive | bòochan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bòochanten | ||||
| past participle | gabòochet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich bòoche | bar bòochan | i | ich bòoche | bar bòochan |
| du bòochest | iart bòochet | du bòochest | iart bòochet | ||
| ear bòochet | ze bòochent | ear bòoche | ze bòochan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gabòochet | bar haban gabòochet | ii | ich bòochate | bar bòochatan |
| du hast gabòochet | iart habet gabòochet | du bòochatest | iart bòochatet | ||
| ear hat gabòochet | ze habent gabòochet | ear bòochate | ze bòochatan | ||
| imperative | — | bòochabar | |||
| bòoch (du) | bòochet (iart) | ||||
| bòoche (ear) | bòochan (ze) | ||||
References
- “bòochan” 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