vöoban

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• böoban (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vewen, from Old High German fowen, fewen, from Proto-Germanic *fawjaną (“to sift”). Closely related to Sanskrit पवयति (paváyati, “to purify, cleanse”), and more distantly to Welsh ir (“raw, fresh”), Latin pūrus (“clear, clean, pure”), Persian پاک (pâk, “clean, pure”).

Verb

vöoban (third-person singular present indicative vöobet, past participle gavöobet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to sift, sieve

   De khòcharen vöobet 's méel vóar machan de pulta.

   The cook sifts the flour before making polenta.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vöoban

infinitive		vöoban
present participle		vöobanten
past participle		gavöobet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich vöobe	bar vöoban	i	ich vöobe	bar vöoban
	du vöobest	iart vöobet		du vöobest	iart vöobet
	ear vöobet	ze vöobent		ear vöobe	ze vöoban
preterite (composed)	ich han gavöobet	bar haban gavöobet	ii	ich vöobate	bar vöobatan
	du hast gavöobet	iart habet gavöobet		du vöobatest	iart vöobatet
	ear hat gavöobet	ze habent gavöobet		ear vöobate	ze vöobatan
imperative	—	vöobabar
	vöob (du)	vöobet (iart)
	vöobe (ear)	vöoban (ze)

References

• “böoban” 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