bachan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną (“to be awake”). Cognate with German wachen, Dutch waken, English wake, Icelandic vaka.
Verb
bachan (third-person singular present indicative bachet, past participle gabachet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to look after, watch over
- Bachan mòant och borliiran slaaf.
- To watch over also means to loose sleep.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bachan – Sette Comuni dialect
| infinitive | bachan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bachanten | ||||
| past participle | gabachet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich bache | bar bachan | i | ich bache | bar bachan |
| du bachest | iart bachet | du bachest | iart bachet | ||
| ear bachet | ze bachent | ear bache | ze bachan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gabachet | bar haban gabachet | ii | ich bachate | bar bachatan |
| du hast gabachet | iart habet gabachet | du bachatest | iart bachatet | ||
| ear hat gabachet | ze habent gabachet | ear bachate | ze bachatan | ||
| imperative | — | bachabar | |||
| bach (du) | bachet (iart) | ||||
| bache (ear) | bachan (ze) | ||||
References
- “bachan” 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
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bak-, whence also Old English bacan, Old Norse baka.
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