ghitzan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gītesen, from Old High German *gītisōn, from Proto-West Germanic *gīdisōn (“to be greedy for; to covet”). Cognate with Old English ġītsian.

Verb

ghitzan (third-person singular present indicative ghitzet, past participle gaghìtzet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to crave, desire

Conjugation

Conjugation of ghitzan

infinitive		ghitzan
present participle		ghitzanten
past participle		gaghìtzet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich ghitze	bar ghitzan	i	ich ghitze	bar ghitzan
	du ghitzest	iart ghitzet		du ghitzest	iart ghitzet
	ear ghitzet	ze ghitzent		ear ghitze	ze ghitzan
preterite (composed)	ich han gaghìtzet	bar haban gaghìtzet	ii	ich ghitzate	bar ghitzatan
	du hast gaghìtzet	iart habet gaghìtzet		du ghitzatest	iart ghitzatet
	ear hat gaghìtzet	ze habent gaghìtzet		ear ghitzate	ze ghitzatan
imperative	—	ghitzabar
	ghitz (du)	ghitzet (iart)
	ghitze (ear)	ghitzan (ze)

References

• “ghitzan” 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