mangzjere

Central Franconian

Etymology

From French manger, from Middle French manger, from Old French mengier, from Late Latin manducāre (“to chew, devour”), present active infinitive of manducō, from Latin mandō. Compare Italian mangiare, Norman maungier and mougier, Gallo mangier, Picard minger, Bourguignon maingé, Franco-Provençal mengiér, Occitan manjar, Corsican manghjà, Romanian mânca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑŋʒeːʀ/, [ˌmɑŋˈʒeː.ʀ̝̊ə]

Verb

mangzjere (third-person present tense mangzjeert, past tense mangzjeret, present participle mangzjerend or mangzjerens, past participle mangzjeerd)

1. (Kirchröadsj Ripuarian, transitive) to eat
2. (Kirchröadsj Ripuarian, intransitive) to eat

   Zoeëlang vier jód mangzjere kanne, zint vier jezónk.

   As long as we can eat good, we are healthy.

Derived terms

• Mangzjere
• mangzjerentere