inpestaaran

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Venetan inpestàre (to infect), derived from Latin pestis (plague). Compare Italian appestare.

Verb

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inpestaaran (third-person singular present indicative inpestaart, past participle inpestaart, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to infect
    's gastànkh 'me béeghe hat inpestaart àu 's hàus.
    The stench of the street infected the house.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • “inpestaaran” 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