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Bavarian
- diafn (East Central Bavarian)
Etymology
From Middle High German dürfen, durfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban, cognate with German dürfen, Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō, “I delight, please”), English tharf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fn̩/, ,
- Hyphenation: deafn
Verb
deafn (past participle deafn) (West Central Bavarian)
- (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
- Deaf ma då parkn? ― Is it permitted to park here?
- Deafad I frågn, wånn's Gschäft wieder offn is? ― May I ask when the shop will be open again?
- (intransitive or transitive) to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
- Jå, des deaf ma. ― Yes, it's allowed.
- (transitive) to get to, to must, to have to
- Und nåchad deaf i ois zåmmglaubn. ― And I get to gather up everything then.
Conjugation
Participle
deafn
- past participle of deafn