faifan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną (“to chirp; to play a pipe or flute”), from Latin pīpō (“I pip, peep”), of imitative origin. Cognate with German pfeifen, English pipe.

Verb

faifan (third-person singular present indicative faifet, past participle gafàifet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to play (a wind, brass or string instrument)

   faifan 's hòrn ― to play the horn

Conjugation

Conjugation of faifan

infinitive		faifan
present participle		faifanten
past participle		gafàifet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich faife	bar faifan	i	ich faife	bar faifan
	du faifest	iart faifet		du faifest	iart faifet
	ear faifet	ze faifent		ear faife	ze faifan
preterite (composed)	ich han gafàifet	bar haban gafàifet	ii	ich faifate	bar faifatan
	du hast gafàifet	iart habet gafàifet		du faifatest	iart faifatet
	ear hat gafàifet	ze habent gafàifet		ear faifate	ze faifatan
imperative	—	faifabar
	faif (du)	faifet (iart)
	faife (ear)	faifan (ze)

Related terms

• faifle

References

• “faifan” 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