béetaran
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wītern (“to widen”). Cognate with obsolete German weitern.
Verb
[edit]béetaran (third-person singular present indicative béetart, past participle gabéetart, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
- to widen
- Ze béetarnt in bèg. ― They widen the road.
- to scatter
- Béetaran 's höobe so dèrrans. ― Scatter the hay to dry it.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of béetaran
| infinitive | béetaran | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | béetaranten | ||||
| past participle | gabéetart | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich béetare | bar béetaran | i | ich béetare | bar béetaran |
| du béetarst | iart béetart | du béetarst | iart béetart | ||
| ear béetart | ze béetarnt | ear béetare | ze béetaran | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gabéetart | bar haban gabéetart | ii | ich béetarte | bar béetartan |
| du hast gabéetart | iart habet gabéetart | du béetartest | iart béetartet | ||
| ear hat gabéetart | ze habent gabéetart | ear béetarte | ze béetartan | ||
| imperative | — | béetarbar | |||
| béetar (du) | béetart (iart) | ||||
| béetare (ear) | béetaran (ze) | ||||
References
[edit]- “béetaran” 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