hòffan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hoffen, from Old High German *hoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn, of uncertain origin. Cognate with German hoffen, English hope. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. a northern OHG word, cim is quite southern, borrowed from northern dialects?

Verb[edit]

hòffan (third-person singular present indicative hòffet, past participle gahòffet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to hope

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of hòffan
infinitive hòffan
present participle hòffanten
past participle gahòffet
auxiliary haban
indicative subjunctive
present ich hòffe bar hòffan i ich hòffe bar hòffan
du hòffest iart hòffet du hòffest iart hòffet
ear hòffet ze hòffent ear hòffe ze hòffan
preterite
(composed) 		ich han gahòffet bar haban gahòffet ii ich hòffate bar hòffatan
du hast gahòffet iart habet gahòffet du hòffatest iart hòffatet
ear hat gahòffet ze habent gahòffet ear hòffate ze hòffatan
imperative — hòffabar
hòff (du) hòffet (iart)
hòffe (ear) hòffan (ze)

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Further reading[edit]

  • “hòffan” 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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