gnaukalan
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
Probably imitative.
Verb edit
gnaukalan (third-person singular present indicative gnaukelt, past participle gagnàukelt)
- (Sette Comuni) to meow
- Benne de khatza gnaukelt lassetze ghéenan aus bon hauze.
- When the cat meows, let her out of the house.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gnaukalan
| infinitive | gnaukalan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | gnaukalanten | ||||
| past participle | gagnàukelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich gnaukale | bar gnaukalan | i | ich gnaukale | bar gnaukalan |
| du gnaukelst | iart gnaukelt | du gnaukelst | iart gnaukelt | ||
| ear gnaukelt | ze gnaukelnt | ear gnaukale | ze gnaukalan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gagnàukelt | bar haban gagnàukelt | ii | ich gnaukelte | bar gnaukeltan |
| du hast gagnàukelt | iart habet gagnàukelt | du gnaukeltest | iart gnaukeltet | ||
| ear hat gagnàukelt | ze habent gagnàukelt | ear gnaukelte | ze gnaukeltan | ||
| imperative | — | gnaukelbar | |||
| gnaukel (du) | gnaukelt (iart) | ||||
| gnaukale (ear) | gnaukalan (ze) | ||||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “gnaukalan” 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