gaumo
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, an alternative form of *gōmô (“gum, palate”). Cognate with German Gaumen, English gum.
Noun
gàumo m (plural gàumen)
- (Sette Comuni) palate (roof of the mouth)
- Dar gàumo is de dach 'mè màule. ― The palate is the roof of the mouth.
Declension
Declension of gaumo – 4thdeclension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | an | dar | gaumo | de | gaumen |
accusative | an | in | gaumen | de | gaumen |
dative | aname | me | gaumen | in | gaumen |
References
- “gaumo” 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