piipan
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare German piepen (from Low German), English peep, Latin pīpio. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Verb
[edit]piipan (third-person singular present indicative piipet, past participle gapiipet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to peep, chirp
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of piipan
| infinitive | piipan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | piipanten | ||||
| past participle | gapiipet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich piipe | bar piipan | i | ich piipe | bar piipan |
| du piipest | iart piipet | du piipest | iart piipet | ||
| ear piipet | ze piipent | ear piipe | ze piipan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gapiipet | bar haban gapiipet | ii | ich piipate | bar piipatan |
| du hast gapiipet | iart habet gapiipet | du piipatest | iart piipatet | ||
| ear hat gapiipet | ze habent gapiipet | ear piipate | ze piipatan | ||
| imperative | — | piipabar | |||
| piip (du) | piipet (iart) | ||||
| piipe (ear) | piipan (ze) | ||||
References
[edit]- “piipan” 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