khélte
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-Germanic *kaldį̄, equivalent to khalt + -e. Cognate with German Kälte.
Noun
khélte f
- (Sette Comuni) coldness
- Hôar hats gamàcht an gròosa khélte.
- It's been very cold this year.
- (literally, “This year it made a great coldness.”)
Further reading
- “khélte” 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