khémpan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German kemben, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną, equivalent to khamp + an. Cognate with German kämmen, obsolete English kemb (preserved in unkempt).
Verb
khémpan (third-person singular present indicative khémpet, past participle gakhémpet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to comb
Conjugation
Conjugation of khémpan
| infinitive | khémpan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | khémpanten | ||||
| past participle | gakhémpet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich khémpe | bar khémpan | i | ich khémpe | bar khémpan |
| du khémpest | iart khémpet | du khémpest | iart khémpet | ||
| ear khémpet | ze khémpent | ear khémpe | ze khémpan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakhémpet | bar haban gakhémpet | ii | ich khémpate | bar khémpatan |
| du hast gakhémpet | iart habet gakhémpet | du khémpatest | iart khémpatet | ||
| ear hat gakhémpet | ze habent gakhémpet | ear khémpate | ze khémpatan | ||
| imperative | — | khémpabar | |||
| khémp (du) | khémpet (iart) | ||||
| khémpe (ear) | khémpan (ze) | ||||
Further reading
- “khémpan” 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