lachan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German hlahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (“to laugh”). Cognate with German lachen, English laugh.

Verb

lachan (third-person singular present indicative lachet, past participle (Sette Comuni) galàchet or (Luserna) gelacht, auxiliary (Sette Comuni) haban or (Luserna) håm)

1. (Sette Comuni, Luserna) to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of lachan

infinitive		lachan
present participle		lachanten
past participle		galàchet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich lache	bar lachan	i	ich lache	bar lachan
	du lachest	iart lachet		du lachest	iart lachet
	ear lachet	ze lachent		ear lache	ze lachan
preterite (composed)	ich han galàchet	bar haban galàchet	ii	ich lachate	bar lachatan
	du hast galàchet	iart habet galàchet		du lachatest	iart lachatet
	ear hat galàchet	ze habent galàchet		ear lachate	ze lachatan
imperative	—	lachabar
	lach (du)	lachet (iart)
	lache (ear)	lachan (ze)

Derived terms

• galàchach

References

• “lachan” 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

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈl̪ˠaxənˠ]

Noun

lachan f

1. inflection of lacha:
   1. genitive singular
   2. genitive plural

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫ̪axan/

Noun

lachan f pl

1. plural of lach