griizot
Cimbrian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Venetian grixo (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“gray”)), with the suffix -ot. The expected Cimbrian descendant of *grīsaz would be *grais.
Adjective
griizot (comparative griizotor, superlative dar griizotorste)
- (Sette Comuni) gray-haired
- an altar, griizatar man ― an old, gray-haired man
- Khèmmanten alt, khimmetzich och griizot. ― When you get old, you get gray.
Declension
Positive forms of griizot
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist griizot | zi ist griizot | is ist griizot | ze zèint griizot | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar griizote | de griizata | 's griizote | de griizoten |
| accusative | in griizoten | de griizata | 's griizote | de griizoten | |
| dative | me griizoten | dar griizoten | me griizoten | in griizoten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an griizatar | an griizata | an griizotes | (khòone) griizoten |
| accusative | an griizoten | an griizata | an griizotes | (khòone) griizoten | |
| dative | aname griizoten | anara griizoten | aname griizoten | (khòonen) griizoten | |
| without article | nominative | griizote | |||
| accusative | griizote | ||||
| dative | griizoten | ||||
Comparative forms of griizot
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist griizotor | zi ist griizotor | is ist griizotor | ze zèint griizotor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar griizotore | de griizotora | 's griizotore | de griizotorn |
| accusative | in griizotorn | de griizotora | 's griizotore | de griizotorn | |
| dative | me griizotorn | dar griizotorn | me griizotorn | in griizotorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an griizotorar | an griizotora | an griizotors | (khòone) griizotorn |
| accusative | an griizotorn | an griizotora | an griizotors | (khòone) griizotorn | |
| dative | aname griizotorn | anara griizotorn | aname griizotorn | (khòonen) griizotorn | |
| without article | nominative | griizotore | |||
| accusative | griizotore | ||||
| dative | griizotorn | ||||
Superlative forms of griizot
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar griizotorste | zi ist dar griizotorsta | is ist dar griizotorste | ze zèint dar griizotorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar griizotorste | de griizotorsta | 's griizotorste | de griizotorsten |
| accusative | in griizotorsten | de griizotorsta | 's griizotorste | de griizotorsten | |
| dative | me griizotorsten | dar griizotorsten | me griizotorsten | in griizotorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an griizotorstar | an griizotorsta | an griizotorstes | (khòone) griizotorsten |
| accusative | an griizotorsten | an griizotorsta | an griizotorstes | (khòone) griizotorsten | |
| dative | aname griizotorsten | anara griizotorsten | aname griizotorsten | (khòonen) griizotorsten | |
| without article | nominative | griizotorste | |||
| accusative | griizotorste | ||||
| dative | griizotorsten | ||||
References
- “griizot” 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