schaman

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• schama (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German schamen, schemen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną (“to be ashamed”). Cognates include German schämen, Dutch schamen, English shame, Old Norse skamma, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (skaman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑːmɐn/
• Hyphenation: scha‧man

Verb

schaman (past participle gschamt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Carinthia)

1. (reflexive) to be ashamed, embarrassed, bashful

   Schaman soitast di! ― You should be ashamed!

   Er håd se recht gschamt. ― He was quite embarrassed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of schaman

infinitive	schaman
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	scham	-	schamad
2nd person sing.	schamst	-	schamadst
3rd person sing.	schamt	-	schamad
1st person plur.	schaman	-	schamadn
2nd person plur.	schamts	-	schamats
3rd person plur.	schaman	-	schamadn
imperative sing.	scham
imperative plur.	schamts
past participle	gschamt