khémpan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kemben, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną, equivalent to khamp +‎ an. Cognate with German kämmen, obsolete English kemb (preserved in unkempt).

Verb

khémpan (third-person singular present indicative khémpet, past participle gakhémpet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to comb

Conjugation

Conjugation of khémpan

infinitive		khémpan
present participle		khémpanten
past participle		gakhémpet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khémpe	bar khémpan	i	ich khémpe	bar khémpan
	du khémpest	iart khémpet		du khémpest	iart khémpet
	ear khémpet	ze khémpent		ear khémpe	ze khémpan
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhémpet	bar haban gakhémpet	ii	ich khémpate	bar khémpatan
	du hast gakhémpet	iart habet gakhémpet		du khémpatest	iart khémpatet
	ear hat gakhémpet	ze habent gakhémpet		ear khémpate	ze khémpatan
imperative	—	khémpabar
	khémp (du)	khémpet (iart)
	khémpe (ear)	khémpan (ze)

Further reading

• “khémpan” 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