bachan
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)
- (Sette Comuni) to look after, watch over
- Bachan mòant och borliiran slaaf.
- To watch over also means to loose 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.
Welsh
Etymology
From bachgen (“boy”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaχan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbaːχan/, /ˈbaχan/
- Rhymes: -aχan
Noun
bachan m (uncountable)
Usage notes
This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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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