kiikan
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
Probably onomatopoeic. Compare dialectal German gicken (“to chirp, shriek”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb edit
kiikan (third-person singular present indicative kiiket, past participle gakiiket, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to scream, shriek, screech
- De main sbéstar kiiket zobìa an junghes rössle.
- My sister shrieks like a little foal.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kiikan
| infinitive | kiikan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kiikanten | ||||
| past participle | gakiiket | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich kiike | bar kiikan | i | ich kiike | bar kiikan |
| du kiikest | iart kiiket | du kiikest | iart kiiket | ||
| ear kiiket | ze kiikent | ear kiike | ze kiikan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakiiket | bar haban gakiiket | ii | ich kiikate | bar kiikatan |
| du hast gakiiket | iart habet gakiiket | du kiikatest | iart kiikatet | ||
| ear hat gakiiket | ze habent gakiiket | ear kiikate | ze kiikatan | ||
| imperative | — | kiikabar | |||
| kiik (du) | kiiket (iart) | ||||
| kiike (ear) | kiikan (ze) | ||||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kiikan” 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