kiikan

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Cimbrian

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare dialectal German gicken (“to chirp, shriek”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

kiikan (third-person singular present indicative kiiket, past participle gakiiket, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to scream, shriek, screech
    De main sbéstar kiiket zobìa an junghes rössle.
    My sister shrieks like a little foal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kiikan
infinitive kiikan
present participle kiikanten
past participle gakiiket
auxiliary haban
indicative subjunctive
present ich kiike bar kiikan i ich kiike bar kiikan
du kiikest iart kiiket du kiikest iart kiiket
ear kiiket ze kiikent ear kiike ze kiikan
preterite
(composed) 		ich han gakiiket bar haban gakiiket ii ich kiikate bar kiikatan
du hast gakiiket iart habet gakiiket du kiikatest iart kiikatet
ear hat gakiiket ze habent gakiiket ear kiikate ze kiikatan
imperative — kiikabar
kiik (du) kiiket (iart)
kiike (ear) kiikan (ze)

Derived terms

References

  • “kiikan” 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
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