kiikan
Cimbrian
editEtymology
editProbably onomatopoeic. Compare dialectal German gicken (“to chirp, shriek”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
editkiikan (third-person singular present indicative kiiket, past participle gakiiket, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to scream, shriek, screech
- De main sbéstar kiiket zobìa an junghes rössle.
- My sister shrieks like a little foal.
Conjugation
editConjugation of kiikan
| infinitive | kiikan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kiikanten | ||||
| past participle | gakiiket | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich kiike | bar kiikan | i | ich kiike | bar kiikan |
| du kiikest | iart kiiket | du kiikest | iart kiiket | ||
| ear kiiket | ze kiikent | ear kiike | ze kiikan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakiiket | bar haban gakiiket | ii | ich kiikate | bar kiikatan |
| du hast gakiiket | iart habet gakiiket | du kiikatest | iart kiikatet | ||
| ear hat gakiiket | ze habent gakiiket | ear kiikate | ze kiikatan | ||
| imperative | — | kiikabar | |||
| kiik (du) | kiiket (iart) | ||||
| kiike (ear) | kiikan (ze) | ||||
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kiikan” 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