sbéstar
See also: sbestar
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- sbestar, sbeistar
Etymology
From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (“sister”). Cognate with German Schwester, English sister.
Noun
sbéstar f (plural sbéstare)
- (Sette Comuni) sister
Declension
Declension of sbéstar – 2nddeclension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | an | de | sbéstar | de | sbéstare |
| accusative | an | de | sbéstar | de | sbéstare |
| dative | anara | dar | sbéstare | in | sbéstarn |
Related terms
- gasbìstarde
References
- “sbéstar” 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
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien