zètzan
Cimbrian
Etymology
Conflation of Middle High German setzen (“to set, place down”) (from Proto-Germanic *satjaną) and sitzen (“to sit”) (from *sitjaną). setzen, a weak verb, contributes the infinitive, plural present indicative, and present subjunctive forms; sitzen, a strong verb, the rest.
Verb
zètzan (irregular, third-person singular present indicative zitzet, past participle gazòtzet, auxiliary zèinan) (Sette Comuni)
Conjugation
Conjugation of zètzan
| infinitive | zètzan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | zètzanten | ||||
| past participle | gazòtzet | ||||
| auxiliary | zèinan | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich zitze | bar zètzan | i | ich zètze | bar zètzan |
| du zitzest | iart zètzet | du zètzest | iart zètzet | ||
| ear zitzet | ze zètzent | ear zètze | ze zètzan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich pin gazòtzet | bar zèinan gazòtzet | ii | ich zötzate | bar zötzatan |
| du pist gazòtzet | iart zèit gazòtzet | du zötzatest | iart zötzetet | ||
| ear ist gazòtzet | ze zèint gazòtzet | ear zötzate | ze zötzatan | ||
| imperative | — | zitzabar | |||
| zitz (du) | zitzet (iart) | ||||
| zitze (ear) | zitzan (ze) | ||||
Derived terms
- zètzanzich (reflexive)
References
- “zètzan” 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