hòach
See also: hoach
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- hoach (Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”). Cognate with German hoch, English high.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɔɐːx]
Adjective
hòach (comparative höogor, superlative dar höogarste)
- (Sette Comuni) tall, high
- De khércha ist hòach. ― The church is tall.
Declension
Positive forms of hòach
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist hòach | zi ist hòach | is ist hòach | ze zèint hòach | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar hòache | de hòacha | 's hòache | de hòachen |
| accusative | in hòachen | de hòacha | 's hòache | de hòachen | |
| dative | me hòachen | dar hòachen | me hòachen | in hòachen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an hòachar | an hòacha | an hòaches | (khòone) hòachen |
| accusative | an hòachen | an hòacha | an hòaches | (khòone) hòachen | |
| dative | aname hòachen | anara hòachen | aname hòachen | (khòonen) hòachen | |
| without article | nominative | hòache | |||
| accusative | hòache | ||||
| dative | hòachen | ||||
Comparative forms of hòach
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist höogor | zi ist höogor | is ist höogor | ze zèint höogor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar höogore | de höogora | 's höogore | de höogorn |
| accusative | in höogorn | de höogora | 's höogore | de höogorn | |
| dative | me höogorn | dar höogorn | me höogorn | in höogorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an höogorar | an höogora | an höogors | (khòone) höogorn |
| accusative | an höogorn | an höogora | an höogors | (khòone) höogorn | |
| dative | aname höogorn | anara höogorn | aname höogorn | (khòonen) höogorn | |
| without article | nominative | höogore | |||
| accusative | höogore | ||||
| dative | höogorn | ||||
Superlative forms of hòach
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar höogarste | zi ist dar höogarsta | is ist dar höogarste | ze zèint dar höogarste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar höogarste | de höogarsta | 's höogarste | de höogarsten |
| accusative | in höogarsten | de höogarsta | 's höogarste | de höogarsten | |
| dative | me höogarsten | dar höogarsten | me höogarsten | in höogarsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an höogarstar | an höogarsta | an höogarstes | (khòone) höogarsten |
| accusative | an höogarsten | an höogarsta | an höogarstes | (khòone) höogarsten | |
| dative | aname höogarsten | anara höogarsten | aname höogarsten | (khòonen) höogarsten | |
| without article | nominative | höogarste | |||
| accusative | höogarste | ||||
| dative | höogarsten | ||||
Related terms
- höogaran
Further reading
- “hòach” 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