khèmman
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German komen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną. Cognate with German kommen, Dutch komen, English come, Icelandic koma, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman).
Verb
khèmman (strong class 4 )
- (Sette Comuni) to come
Usage notes
This verb is suppletive in the imperative mood: ail! (“(you) come!”), ailt! (“(you all) come!”). These come from the verb ailan (“to hurry, rush, be urgent”) (cognate to German eilen).
Derived terms
References
- “khèmman” 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
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Categories:
- Cimbrian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Middle High German
- Cimbrian terms inherited from Old High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Cimbrian class 4 strong verbs
- Cimbrian lemmas
- Cimbrian verbs
- Cimbrian strong verbs
- Sette Comuni Cimbrian
- Cimbrian suppletive verbs