abedékhinghe
Cimbrian
Etymology
Related to German Deckung (“coverage”). You can help Wiktionary by providing a proper etymology.
Noun
abedékhinghe f (Sette Comuni)
- discovery (act or instance of finding something out)
- De abedékhinghe bon dar Amèriken mìssabarze me Colomben.
- We owe the discovery of America to Columbus.
- uncovering (act or instance of removing something’s cover)
- De abedékhinge bon hòizarn missarbarze me sbantze.
- The houses' roofs were blown off by the whirlwind.
- (literally, “We owe the uncovering of the houses to the whirlwind.”)
References
- “abedékhinghe” 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