masanâ

Friulian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin māchināre (“mill, grind”), a verb based on Latin māchina (“device, mill”), an early borrowing from Ancient Greek. Compare Venetan masnar~maxenar, Dalmatian macnur, Italian macinare. Morphological doublet of machinâ, a borrowing from Latin.

Verb

masanâ

1. to grind or mill
2. to mince (meat)

Conjugation

This is a regular -â verb, along with verbs like amâ.

Conjugation of masanâ (first conjugation)

infinitive			masanâ
gerund			masanânt
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		masanât		masanâts
		feminine		masanâde		masanâdis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o masani	tu masanis	al/e masane	o masanìn	o masanais	a masanin
	imperfect	o masanavi	tu masanavis	al/e masanave	o masanavin	o masanavis	a masanavin
	simple past	o masanai	tu masanaris	al/e masanà	o masanarin	o masanaris	a masanarin
	future	o masanarai	tu masanarâs	al/e masanarà	o masanarìn	o masanarês	a masanaran
	conditional	o masanarès	tu masanaressis	al/e masanarès	o masanaressin	o masanaressis	a masanaressin
subjunctive		jo	tu	lui/jê	nô	vô	lôr
	present	o masani	tu masanis	al/e masani	o masanìn	o masanais	a masanin
	imperfect	o masanàs	tu masanassis	al/e masanàs	o masanassin	o masanassis	a masanassin
imperative		–	tu	–	nô	vô	–
		–	masane	–	masanìn	masanait	–

Synonyms

• muldurâ