schreibn
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- schreim (phonetic spelling)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-.
Compare German schreiben, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, English shrive and scribe, West Frisian skriuwe, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
schreibn (past participle gschriebn)
- (transitive) to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
- (transitive) to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
- (intransitive) to write (use handwriting)
- (intransitive) to write (produce texts, work as an author)
- (transitive or intransitive, + reflexive dative) to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of schreibn
| infinitive | schreibn | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | schreib | - | schreibad |
| 2nd person sing. | schreibst | - | schreibast |
| 3rd person sing. | schreibt | - | schreibad |
| 1st person plur. | schreibn | - | schreibadn |
| 2nd person plur. | schreibts | - | schreibats |
| 3rd person plur. | schreibn | - | schreibadn |
| imperative sing. | schreib | ||
| imperative plur. | schreibts | ||
| past participle | gschriebn | ||