Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

dor- +‎ trinkhan (to drink)

Verb edit

dortrìnkhan (strong class 3 , third-person singular present indicative dortrìnkhet, past participle dortrùnkhet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to drown
    Péssor dortrìnkhanzich met baine dan met bassare.
    Better to drown yourself with wine than water.

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • “dortrìnkhan” 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