héntig
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Bavarian hantig (“bitter”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
[edit]héntig (comparative héntigor, superlative dar héntigorste)
- (Sette Comuni) bitter, sour
- De sléeghen zeint héntig. ― The sloes are bitter.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of héntig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist héntig | zi ist héntig | is ist héntig | ze zèint héntig | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar héntighe | de héntiga | 's héntighe | de héntighen |
| accusative | in héntighen | de héntiga | 's héntighe | de héntighen | |
| dative | me héntighen | dar héntighen | me héntighen | in héntighen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an héntigar | an héntiga | an héntighes | (khòone) héntighen |
| accusative | an héntighen | an héntiga | an héntighes | (khòone) héntighen | |
| dative | aname héntighen | anara héntighen | aname héntighen | (khòonen) héntighen | |
| without article | nominative | héntighe | |||
| accusative | héntighe | ||||
| dative | héntighen | ||||
Comparative forms of héntig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist héntigor | zi ist héntigor | is ist héntigor | ze zèint héntigor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar héntigore | de héntigora | 's héntigore | de héntigorn |
| accusative | in héntigorn | de héntigora | 's héntigore | de héntigorn | |
| dative | me héntigorn | dar héntigorn | me héntigorn | in héntigorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an héntigorar | an héntigora | an héntigors | (khòone) héntigorn |
| accusative | an héntigorn | an héntigora | an héntigors | (khòone) héntigorn | |
| dative | aname héntigorn | anara héntigorn | aname héntigorn | (khòonen) héntigorn | |
| without article | nominative | héntigore | |||
| accusative | héntigore | ||||
| dative | héntigorn | ||||
Superlative forms of héntig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar héntigorste | zi ist dar héntigorsta | is ist dar héntigorste | ze zèint dar héntigorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar héntigorste | de héntigorsta | 's héntigorste | de héntigorsten |
| accusative | in héntigorsten | de héntigorsta | 's héntigorste | de héntigorsten | |
| dative | me héntigorsten | dar héntigorsten | me héntigorsten | in héntigorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an héntigorstar | an héntigorsta | an héntigorstes | (khòone) héntigorsten |
| accusative | an héntigorsten | an héntigorsta | an héntigorstes | (khòone) héntigorsten | |
| dative | aname héntigorsten | anara héntigorsten | aname héntigorsten | (khòonen) héntigorsten | |
| without article | nominative | héntigorste | |||
| accusative | héntigorste | ||||
| dative | héntigorsten | ||||
Further reading
[edit]- “héntig” 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