klémparan
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
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Verb
[edit]klémparan (third-person singular present indicative klémpert, past participle gaklémpert, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to hang, dangle
- 's bèrt 'me Damokle klémpert bor alle hòite och.
- Even today, the sword of Damocles hangs above us all.
- De graspen baimarn klémpernt bon dar réeben.
- The bunches of grapes dangle from the vine.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of klémparan
| infinitive | klémparan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | klémparanten | ||||
| past participle | gaklémpert | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich klémpare | bar klémparan | i | ich klémpare | bar klémparan |
| du klémperst | iart klémpert | du klémperst | iart klémpert | ||
| ear klémpert | ze klémpernt | ear klémpare | ze klémparan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gaklémpert | bar haban gaklémpert | ii | ich klémperte | bar klémpertan |
| du hast gaklémpert | iart habet gaklémpert | du klémpertest | iart klémpertet | ||
| ear hat gaklémpert | ze habent gaklémpert | ear klémperte | ze klémpertan | ||
| imperative | — | klémperbar | |||
| klémper (du) | klémpert (iart) | ||||
| klémpare (ear) | klémparan (ze) | ||||
Further reading
[edit]- “klémparan” 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