trinkhan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• trinkan (Tredici Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German trinken, from Old High German trinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”). Cognate with German trinken, Dutch drinken, English drink, Icelandic drekka.

Verb

trinkhan (strong class 3, third-person singular present indicative trinkhet, past participle gatrùnkhet, auxiliary (Luserna) håm or (Setti Comuni) haban)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of trinkhan

infinitive		trinkhan
present participle		trinkhanten
past participle		gatrunkhet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich trinkhe	bar trinkhan	i	ich trinkhe	bar trinkhan
	du trinkhest	iart trinkhet		du trinkhest	iart trinkhet
	ear trinkhet	ze trinkhent		ear trinkhe	ze trinkhan
preterite (composed)	ich han gatrunkhet	bar haban gatrunkhet	ii	ich trinkhate, trinkhétete	bar trinkhatan, trinkhétetan
	du hast gatrunkhet	iart habet gatrunkhet		du trinkhatest, trinkhétetest	iart trinkhetet, trinkhétetet
	ear hat gatrunkhet	ze habent gatrunkhet		ear trinkhate, trinkhétete	ze trinkhatan, trinkhétetan
imperative	—	trinkhabar
	trinkh (du)	trinkhet (iart)
	trinkhe (ear)	trinkhan (ze)

Derived terms

• dortrìnkhan

References

• “trinkhan” 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