woatn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German warten, from Old High German wartēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wardēn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną. Cognate with German warten, Old Saxon wardōn, Swedish vårda, English ward.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɐ̯d̥n̩/, [ˈvɔɐ̯d̥ːn̩]
• Hyphenation: woatn

Verb

woatn (past participle gwoat)

1. (intransitive) to wait (for) [with auf (+ accusative)]

   Woats ned auf mi. ― Don't wait for me.

2. (transitive) to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating)

   De Maschin då gheat gwoat. ― This machine needs maintenance.

Conjugation

Conjugation of woatn

infinitive	woatn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	woat	-	woatad
2nd person sing.	woatst	-	woatadst
3rd person sing.	woat	-	woatad
1st person plur.	woatn	-	woatadn
2nd person plur.	woats	-	woatats
3rd person plur.	woatn	-	woatadn
imperative sing.	woat
imperative plur.	woats
past participle	gwoat

Derived terms

• åwoatn
• aufwoatn
• derwoatn