bachan

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See also: bà chằn and Bắc Hàn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn.

Verb

bachan (third-person singular present indicative bachet, past participle gabàchet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to look after, watch over
    Bachan mòant och borliiran slaaf.
    To watch over also means to lose sleep.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bachan
infinitive bachan
present participle bachanten
past participle gabàchet
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 gabàchet bar haban gabàchet ii ich bachate bar bachatan
du hast gabàchet iart habet gabàchet du bachatest iart bachatet
ear hat gabàchet ze habent gabàchet 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-West Germanic *bakan, see also Old English bacan, Old Norse baka.

Verb

bachan

  1. to bake

Welsh

Etymology

From bachgen (“boy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bachan m (uncountable)

  1. (South Wales, colloquial) guy, lad, bloke, chap, dude, fella
    Synonym: boi

Usage notes

This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn.

Mutation

Mutated forms of bachan
radical soft nasal aspirate
bachan fachan machan unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bachan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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