Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kürzerōn, equivalent to khortz (short) +‎ -aran. Cognate with dialectal German kürzern.

Verb

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khörtzaran (third-person singular present indicative khörtzert, past participle gakhörtzert, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to shorten (make shorter)
    Alles manzich noch khörtzaran.
    Everything can still be shortened.
  2. to shorten (become shorter)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • “khörtzaran” 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