méenan

See also: Meenan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German mæjen, from Old High German māen, from Proto-Germanic *mēaną. Cognate with German mähen, Dutch maaien, English mow. In Cimbrian, an extra -an is added to verbs when the infinitive would only have one syllable, e.g. zeinan (“to be”) (compare German sein).

Verb

méenan (third-person singular present indicative méet, past participle gaméet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to mow

Conjugation

Conjugation of méenan

infinitive		méenan
present participle		méenten
past participle		gaméet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich méa	bar méenan	i	ich méa	bar méenan
	du méest	iart méet		du méest	iart méet
	ear méet	ze méent		ear méa	ze méenan
preterite (composed)	ich han gaméet	bar haban gaméet	ii	ich méete	bar méetan
	du hast gaméet	iart habet gaméet		du méetest	iart méetet
	ear hat gaméet	ze habent gaméet		ear méete	ze méetan
imperative	—	méebar
	méa (du)	méet (iart)
	méa (ear)	méan (ze)

References

• “méenan” 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