dorvoilan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• dorboilan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

dor- +‎ vaul (“rotten”) +‎ -an

Verb

dorvoilan (third-person singular present indicative dorvoilt, past participle dorbvilt, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to break down, decay

   Méttar sait dorvoilnt de khnòtten och.

   Over time even stones break down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dorvoilan

infinitive		dorvoilan
present participle		dorvoilanten
past participle		dorvoilt
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich dorvoile	bar dorvoilan	i	ich dorvoile	bar dorvoilan
	du dorvoilst	iart dorvoilt		du dorvoilst	iart dorvoilt
	ear dorvoilt	ze dorvoilnt		ear dorvoile	ze dorvoilan
preterite (composed)	ich han dorvoilt	bar haban dorvoilt	ii	ich dorvoilte	bar dorvoiltan
	du hast dorvoilt	iart habet dorvoilt		du dorvoiltest	iart dorvoiltet
	ear hat dorvoilt	ze habent dorvoilt		ear dorvoilte	ze dorvoiltan
imperative	—	dorvoilbar
	dorvoil (du)	dorvoilt (iart)
	dorvoile (ear)	dorvoilan (ze)

References

• “dorvoilan” 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