faare

faare

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German varn, from Old High German faran. Cognate with German fahren, Dutch varen, English fare, Danish fare.

Pronunciation

Verb

faare (third-person singular simple present faart, past participle gfaare, auxiliary sii)

  1. to go
  2. to drive; to ride
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Di nöchscht rächts. Mir fared i d'Fäldstrass.
      Next right. We'll drive down Feldstrasse.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German varn, from Old High German faran. Cognate with German fahren, Dutch varen, English fare, Danish fare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːrə/

Verb

faare

  1. to drive; to ride

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive faare
participle gefaar
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich faare
du faarst faar
er/sie/es faard
meer faare
deer faard faard
sie faare

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

  • mitfaare
  • wechfaare
  • zurickfaare

Further reading

Moore

Etymology

From French phare (headlight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fáːɾè/

Noun

faare

  1. headlight