gadénkhan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• gedénkhan (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German gedenken, from Old High German gidenken, equivalent to ga- +‎ dénkhan (“to think”). Cognate with German gedenken.

Verb

gadénkhan (third-person singular present indicative gadénkhet, past participle gadénkhet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to remember, recall

   Gadénkhet bas gaballatach, borghèsset alles z' andare.

   Remember what you like, forget everything else.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gadénkhan

infinitive		gadénkhan
present participle		gadénkhanten
past participle		gadénkhet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich gadénkhe	bar gadénkhan	i	ich gadénkhe	bar gadénkhan
	du gadénkhest	iart gadénkhet		du gadénkhest	iart gadénkhet
	ear gadénkhet	ze gadénkhent		ear gadénkhe	ze gadénkhan
preterite (composed)	ich han gadénkhet	bar haban gadénkhet	ii	ich gadénkhate	bar gadénkhatan
	du hast gadénkhet	iart habet gadénkhet		du gadénkhatest	iart gadénkhatet
	ear hat gadénkhet	ze habent gadénkhet		ear gadénkhate	ze gadénkhatan
imperative	—	gadénkhabar
	gadénkh (du)	gadénkhet (iart)
	gadénkhe (ear)	gadénkhan (ze)

References

• “gadénkhan” 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