éllana
Cimbrian
Etymology
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Adjective
éllana (comparative éllanor, superlative dar éllanorste) (Sette Comuni)
- bleak, miserable
- wretched
- an éllana bèlt ― a wretched world
Declension
Positive forms of éllana
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist éllana | zi ist éllana | is ist éllana | ze zèint éllana | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar éllane | de éllana | 's éllane | de éllanen |
| accusative | in éllanen | de éllana | 's éllane | de éllanen | |
| dative | me éllanen | dar éllanen | me éllanen | in éllanen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an éllanar | an éllana | an éllanes | (khòone) éllanen |
| accusative | an éllanen | an éllana | an éllanes | (khòone) éllanen | |
| dative | aname éllanen | anara éllanen | aname éllanen | (khòonen) éllanen | |
| without article | nominative | éllane | |||
| accusative | éllane | ||||
| dative | éllanen | ||||
Comparative forms of éllana
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist éllanor | zi ist éllanor | is ist éllanor | ze zèint éllanor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar éllanore | de éllanora | 's éllanore | de éllanoren |
| accusative | in éllanoren | de éllanora | 's éllanore | de éllanoren | |
| dative | me éllanoren | dar éllanoren | me éllanoren | in éllanoren | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an éllanorar | an éllanora | an éllanores | (khòone) éllanoren |
| accusative | an éllanoren | an éllanora | an éllanores | (khòone) éllanoren | |
| dative | aname éllanoren | anara éllanoren | aname éllanoren | (khòonen) éllanoren | |
| without article | nominative | éllanore | |||
| accusative | éllanore | ||||
| dative | éllanoren | ||||
Superlative forms of éllana
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar éllanorste | zi ist dar éllanorsta | is ist dar éllanorste | ze zèint dar éllanorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar éllanorste | de éllanorsta | 's éllanorste | de éllanorsten |
| accusative | in éllanorsten | de éllanorsta | 's éllanorste | de éllanorsten | |
| dative | me éllanorsten | dar éllanorsten | me éllanorsten | in éllanorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an éllanorstar | an éllanorsta | an éllanorstes | (khòone) éllanorsten |
| accusative | an éllanorsten | an éllanorsta | an éllanorstes | (khòone) éllanorsten | |
| dative | aname éllanorsten | anara éllanorsten | aname éllanorsten | (khòonen) éllanorsten | |
| without article | nominative | éllanorste | |||
| accusative | éllanorste | ||||
| dative | éllanorsten | ||||
References
- “éllana” 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