galàichan
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gelīchen, from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną (“to resemble; to make even”); equivalent to galàiche + -an. Cognate with German gleichen.
Verb edit
galàichan (third-person singular present indicative galàichet, past participle galàichet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to resemble, look like
- An khint man galàichan me zàin baatarn och.
- A child can also look like his father.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of galàichan
| infinitive | galàichan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | galàichanten | ||||
| past participle | galàichet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich galàiche | bar galàichan | i | ich galàiche | bar galàichan |
| du galàichest | iart galàichet | du galàichest | iart galàichet | ||
| ear galàichet | ze galàichent | ear galàiche | ze galàichan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han galàichet | bar haban galàichet | ii | ich galàichate | bar galàichatan |
| du hast galàichet | iart habet galàichet | du galàichatest | iart galàichatet | ||
| ear hat galàichet | ze habent galàichet | ear galàichate | ze galàichatan | ||
| imperative | — | galàichabar | |||
| galàich (du) | galàichet (iart) | ||||
| galàiche (ear) | galàichan (ze) | ||||
References edit
- “galàichan” 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