khòstan
See also: khostan
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kosten, from Old French coster, from Latin cōnstāre. Cognate with German kosten, also English cost.
Verb edit
khòstan (third-person singular present indicative khòstet, past participle gakhòstet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to cost
- 's gapìppach khòstet. ― Smoking costs money. (literally, “The smoking costs.”)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of khòstan
| infinitive | khòstan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | khòstanten | ||||
| past participle | gakhòstet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich khòste | bar khòstan | i | ich khòste | bar khòstan |
| du khòstest | iart khòstet | du khòstest | iart khòstet | ||
| ear khòstet | ze khòstent | ear khòste | ze khòstan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakhòstet | bar haban gakhòstet | ii | ich khòstate | bar khòstatan |
| du hast gakhòstet | iart habet gakhòstet | du khòstatest | iart khòstatet | ||
| ear hat gakhòstet | ze habent gakhòstet | ear khòstate | ze khòstatan | ||
| imperative | — | khòstabar | |||
| khòst (du) | khòstet (iart) | ||||
| khòste (ear) | khòstan (ze) | ||||
Further reading edit
- “khòstan” 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