bachan
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn.
Verb edit
bachan (third-person singular present indicative bachet, past participle gabàchet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to look after, watch over
- Bachan mòant och borliiran slaaf.
- To watch over also means to loose sleep.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bachan
infinitive | bachan | ||||
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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 edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bakan, see also Old English bacan, Old Norse baka.
Verb edit
bachan
- to bake
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From bachgen (“boy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaχan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaːχan/, /ˈbaχan/
- Rhymes: -aχan
Noun edit
bachan m (uncountable)
Usage notes edit
This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bachan | fachan | machan | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- 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