galàichan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gelīchen, from Old High German gilīhhon, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną (to resemble; to make even); equivalent to galàiche +‎ -an. Cognate with German gleichen.

Verb[edit]

galàichan (third-person singular present indicative galàichet, past participle galàichet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to resemble, look like
    An khint man galàichan me zàin baatarn och.
    A child can also look like his father.

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References[edit]

  • “galàichan” 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