gabànt
See also: gabant
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German gewant, from Old High German giwant (“folded cloth”), from wenten (“to turn”), equivalent to ga- + bantan. Cognate with German Gewand.
Noun
gabànt n (plural gabèntar) (Sette Comuni)
- garment
- habit (of a monk or nun)
- Khötzich dat 's gabànt machet in mannen hòlighen.
- It is said that the habit makes a man holy.
Declension
Declension of gabànt – 3rddeclension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | an | 's | gabànt | de | gabèntar |
accusative | an | 's | gabànt | de | gabèntar |
dative | aname | me | gabànte | in | gabèntarn |
References
- “gabànt” 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