vastan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bastan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vasten, from Old High German fastēn, from Proto-Germanic *fastāną (“to observe, hold firm to; to fast”).

Verb

vastan (third-person singular present indicative vastet, past participle gavàstet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to fast

   prèchan vasten ― to stop fasting; to break a fast

Conjugation

Conjugation of vastan

infinitive		vastan
present participle		vastanten
past participle		gavàstet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich vaste	bar vastan	i	ich vaste	bar vastan
	du vastest	iart vastet		du vastest	iart vastet
	ear vastet	ze vastent		ear vaste	ze vastan
preterite (composed)	ich han gavàstet	bar haban gavàstet	ii	ich vastate	bar vastatan
	du hast gavàstet	iart habet gavàstet		du vastatest	iart vastatet
	ear hat gavàstet	ze habent gavàstet		ear vastate	ze vastatan
imperative	—	vastabar
	vast (du)	vastet (iart)
	vaste (ear)	vastan (ze)

Derived terms

• vastsait

Related terms

• vassonkh

References

• “bàstan” 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

Esperanto

Adjective

vastan

1. accusative singular of vasta

Estonian

Verb

vastan

1. first-person singular present indicative of vastama

Finnish

Noun

vastan

1. genitive singular of vasta

Anagrams

• vatsan