grüunan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German grüenen, from Old High German gruonen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōnijaną (“to make green, become green”), equivalent to grüun + -an. Cognate with German grünen.
Verb
grüunan (third-person singular present indicative grüunt, past participle gagrüunt, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to become green
Conjugation
Conjugation of grüunan
| infinitive | grüunan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | grüunanten | ||||
| past participle | gagrüunt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich grüune | bar grüunan | i | ich grüune | bar grüunan |
| du grüunst | iart grüunt | du grüunst | iart grüunt | ||
| ear grüunt | ze grüunnt | ear grüune | ze grüunan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gagrüunt | bar haban gagrüunt | ii | ich grüunte | bar grüuntan |
| du hast gagrüunt | iart habet gagrüunt | du grüuntest | iart grüuntet | ||
| ear hat gagrüunt | ze habent gagrüunt | ear grüunte | ze grüuntan | ||
| imperative | — | grüunbar | |||
| grüun (du) | grüunt (iart) | ||||
| grüune (ear) | grüunan (ze) | ||||
References
- “grüunan” 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