bosèftiganzich
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German scheftig (“busy, active”), from schaffen (“to make, create”). Cognate with German beschäftigen.
Verb
[edit]bosèftiganzich (third-person singular present indicative bosèftighetzich, past participle bosèftighet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni, reflexive) to keep oneself busy
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of bosèftiganzich – Sette Comuni dialect
| infinitive | bosèftiganzich | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bosèftigantenzich | ||||
| past participle | bosèftighet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich bosèftigmich | bar bosèftiganzich | i | ich bosèftigmich | bar bosèftiganzich |
| du bosèftighestdich | iart bosèftighetach | du bosèftighestdich | iart bosèftighetach | ||
| ear bosèftighetzich | ze bosèftighentzich | ear bosèftigzich | ze bosèftiganzich | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han mich bosèftighet | bar haban zich bosèftighet | ii | ich bosèftighetemich / bosèftighetatemich | bar bosèftighetanzich |
| du hast dich bosèftighet | iart habet ach bosèftighet | du bosèftighetestdich | iart bosèftighetatach | ||
| ear hat zich bosèftighet | ze habent zich bosèftighet | ear bosèftighetetzich | ze bosèftighetatanzich | ||
| imperative | — | bosèftighebarzich | |||
| bosèftig-dich | bosèftighetach | ||||
| — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- “bosèftiganzich” 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