vassan
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German fazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, sieze”). Cognate with German fassen, Dutch vatten, Icelandic fata.
Verb edit
vassan (third-person singular present indicative vasset, past participle gavàsset, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to load
- Dar paur vasset 's höobe au fan baaghen un bassets abe da in de dilla.
- The farmer loads the hay onto the cart, and unloads it at the barn.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of vassan
| infinitive | vassan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | vassanten | ||||
| past participle | gavàsset | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich vasse | bar vassan | i | ich vasse | bar vassan |
| du vassest | iart vasset | du vassest | iart vasset | ||
| ear vasset | ze vassent | ear vasse | ze vassan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gavàsset | bar haban gavàsset | ii | ich vassate | bar vassatan |
| du hast gavàsset | iart habet gavàsset | du vassatest | iart vassatet | ||
| ear hat gavàsset | ze habent gavàsset | ear vassate | ze vassatan | ||
| imperative | — | vassabar | |||
| vass (du) | vasset (iart) | ||||
| vasse (ear) | vassan (ze) | ||||
References edit
- “vassan” 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