nétzan
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German netzen, from Old High German nezzen, from Proto-Germanic *natjaną (“to make wet”). Cognate with Luxembourgish netzen, Dutch netten, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (natjan), and possibly English netting (“urine”).
Verb edit
nétzan (third-person singular present indicative nétzet, past participle ganétzet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni, transitive, horticulture) to water
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of nétzan
| infinitive | nétzan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | nétzanten | ||||
| past participle | ganétzet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich nétze | bar nétzan | i | ich nétze | bar nétzan |
| du nétzest | iart nétzet | du nétzest | iart nétzet | ||
| ear nétzet | ze nétzent | ear nétze | ze nétzan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han ganétzet | bar haban ganétzet | ii | ich nétzate | bar nétzatan |
| du hast ganétzet | iart habet ganétzet | du nétzatest | iart nétzatet | ||
| ear hat ganétzet | ze habent ganétzet | ear nétzate | ze nétzatan | ||
| imperative | — | nétzabar | |||
| nétz (du) | nétzet (iart) | ||||
| nétze (ear) | nétzan (ze) | ||||
References edit
- “nétzan” 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