khréenan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kraen, from Old High German krāen, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”). Cognate with German krähen. In Cimbrian, an extra -an is added to verbs when the infinitive would only have one syllable, e.g. zèinan (“to be”) (compare German sein).

Verb

khréenan (third-person singular present indicative khréent, past participle gakhréent, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni, of roosters) to crow

   Dar haano khréent un de hénna khallet.

   The rooster crows and the hen cackles.

Conjugation

Conjugation of khréenan

infinitive		khréenan
present participle		khréenanten
past participle		gakhréent
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khréene	bar khréenan	i	ich khréene	bar khréenan
	du khréenst	iart khréent		du khréenst	iart khréent
	ear khréent	ze khréennt		ear khréene	ze khréenan
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhréent	bar haban gakhréent	ii	ich khréente	bar khréentan
	du hast gakhréent	iart habet gakhréent		du khréentest	iart khréentet
	ear hat gakhréent	ze habent gakhréent		ear khréente	ze khréentan
imperative	—	khréenbar
	khréen (du)	khréent (iart)
	khréene (ear)	khréenan (ze)

Related terms

• khraa

Further reading

• “khréenan” 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