hakhan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną (“to hack, chop”). Cognate with German hacken, English hack.

Verb

hakhan (third person singular present indicative hakhet, past participle gahàkhet, auxiliary (Luserna) håm or (Sette Comuni) haban) (Luserna, Sette Comuni)

1. to hack, chop
2. to hack off, chop off, cut off

Conjugation

Conjugation of hakhan

infinitive		hakhan
present participle		hakhanten
past participle		gahàkhet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich hakhe	bar hakhan	i	ich hakhe	bar hakhan
	du hakhest	iart hakhet		du hakhest	iart hakhet
	ear hakhet	ze hakhent		ear hakhe	ze hakhan
preterite (composed)	ich han gahàkhet	bar haban gahàkhet	ii	ich hakhate	bar hakhatan
	du hast gahàkhet	iart habet gahàkhet		du hakhatest	iart hakhatet
	ear hat gahàkhet	ze habent gahàkhet		ear hakhate	ze hakhatan
imperative	—	hakhabar
	hakh (du)	hakhet (iart)
	hakhe (ear)	hakhan (ze)

Derived terms

• hakh
• hakhaspèkh
• hakhàizarn

Related terms

• hakha

References

• “hakhan” 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
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien