khaiman

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kīmen, from kīm, kīme (“sprout”), from Old High German kīmo. Cognate with German keimen.

Verb

khaiman (third-person singular present indicative khaimet, past participle gakhàimet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni, of potatoes) to sprout, germinate

   De pataaten khaiment amme langhese. ― Potatoes sprout in spring.

Conjugation

Conjugation of khaiman

infinitive		khaiman
present participle		khaimanten
past participle		gakhàimet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khaime	bar khaiman	i	ich khaime	bar khaiman
	du khaimest	iart khaimet		du khaimest	iart khaimet
	ear khaimet	ze khaiment		ear khaime	ze khaiman
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhàimet	bar haban gakhàimet	ii	ich khaimate	bar khaimatan
	du hast gakhàimet	iart habet gakhàimet		du khaimatest	iart khaimatet
	ear hat gakhàimet	ze habent gakhàimet		ear khaimate	ze khaimatan
imperative	—	khaimabar
	khaim (du)	khaimet (iart)
	khaime (ear)	khaiman (ze)

Related terms

• khail

Further reading

• “khaiman” 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