vinkh
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- finko (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German fincho, from Proto-Germanic *finkô (“finch”). Cognate with German Fink, and more distantly English finch.
Noun
vinkh m
- (Luserna) finch
- Dar vinkh vinkht, dar snea iz da. ― The finch sings, and the snow is here.
References
- “vinkh” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien