khaiman

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kīmen, from kīm, kīme (sprout), from Old High German kīmo. Cognate with German keimen.

Verb

khaiman (third-person singular present indicative khaimet, past participle gakhàimet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni, of potatoes) to sprout, germinate
    De pataaten khaiment amme langhese.Potatoes sprout in spring.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “khaiman” 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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