deafn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• diafn (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German dürfen, durfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban, cognate with German dürfen, Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō, “I delight, please”), English tharf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fn̩/, [ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fŋ], [ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fɱ̩]
• Hyphenation: deafn

Verb

deafn (past participle deafn) (West Central Bavarian)

1. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may

   Deaf ma då parkn? ― Is it permitted to park here?

   Deafad I frågn, wånn's Gschäft wieder offn is? ― May I ask when the shop will be open again?

2. (intransitive or transitive) to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may

   Jå, des deaf ma. ― Yes, it's allowed.

3. (transitive) to get to, to must, to have to

   Und nåchad deaf i ois zåmmglaubn. ― And I get to gather up everything then.

Conjugation

Conjugation of deafn

infinitive	deafn
past participle	deafn
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	deaf	—	deafad
2nd person singular	deafst	—	deafast
3rd person singular	deaf	—	deafad
1st person plural	deafn	—	deafadn
2nd person plural	deafts	—	deafats
3rd person plural	deafn	—	deafadn
	imperative
singular	-
plural	-

Participle

deafn

1. past participle of deafn