kiikan
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably onomatopoeic. Compare dialectal German gicken (“to chirp, shriek”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
[edit]kiikan (third-person singular present indicative kiiket, past participle gakiiket, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to scream, shriek, screech
- De main sbéstar kiiket zobìa an junghes rössle.
- My sister shrieks like a little foal.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kiikan
| infinitive | kiikan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | kiikanten | ||||
| past participle | gakiiket | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich kiike | bar kiikan | i | ich kiike | bar kiikan |
| du kiikest | iart kiiket | du kiikest | iart kiiket | ||
| ear kiiket | ze kiikent | ear kiike | ze kiikan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gakiiket | bar haban gakiiket | ii | ich kiikate | bar kiikatan |
| du hast gakiiket | iart habet gakiiket | du kiikatest | iart kiikatet | ||
| ear hat gakiiket | ze habent gakiiket | ear kiikate | ze kiikatan | ||
| imperative | — | kiikabar | |||
| kiik (du) | kiiket (iart) | ||||
| kiike (ear) | kiikan (ze) | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kiikan” 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