khnibalan

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see khnibala”)

Verb

khnibalan (third-person singular present indicative khnibelt, past participle gakhnìbelt, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to work (shape or form a material)

   'S toakh ist gakhnìbelt metten bingarn anlòan so machan de tajöolen.

   The dough is worked with only the fingers to make the tagliatelle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of khnibalan

infinitive		khnibalan
present participle		khnibalanten
past participle		gakhnìbelt
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khnibale	bar khnibalan	i	ich khnibale	bar khnibalan
	du khnibelst	iart khnibelt		du khnibelst	iart khnibelt
	ear khnibelt	ze khnibelnt		ear khnibale	ze khnibalan
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhnìbelt	bar haban gakhnìbelt	ii	ich khnibelte	bar khnibeltan
	du hast gakhnìbelt	iart habet gakhnìbelt		du khnibeltest	iart khnibeltet
	ear hat gakhnìbelt	ze habent gakhnìbelt		ear khnibelte	ze khnibeltan
imperative	—	khnibelbar
	khnibel (du)	khnibelt (iart)
	khnibale (ear)	khnibalan (ze)

Further reading

• “khnibalan” 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