énghe
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-Germanic *anguz (“narrow, tight”). Cognate with German eng.
Adjective
énghe (comparative éngor, superlative dar éngorste)
- (Sette Comuni) narrow, tight
- Trag net énghe suughe. ― Don't wear tight shoes.
Declension
Positive forms of énghe
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist énghe | zi ist énghe | is ist énghe | ze zèint énghe | |
with definite article | nominative | dar énghe | de énga | 's énghe | de énghen |
accusative | in énghen | de énga | 's énghe | de énghen | |
dative | me énghen | dar énghen | me énghen | in énghen | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éngar | an énga | an énghes | (khòone) énghen |
accusative | an énghen | an énga | an énghes | (khòone) énghen | |
dative | aname énghen | anara énghen | aname énghen | (khòonen) énghen | |
without article | nominative | énghe | |||
accusative | énghe | ||||
dative | énghen |
Comparative forms of énghe
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist éngor | zi ist éngor | is ist éngor | ze zèint éngor | |
with definite article | nominative | dar éngore | de éngora | 's éngore | de éngoren |
accusative | in éngoren | de éngora | 's éngore | de éngoren | |
dative | me éngoren | dar éngoren | me éngoren | in éngoren | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éngorar | an éngora | an éngores | (khòone) éngoren |
accusative | an éngoren | an éngora | an éngores | (khòone) éngoren | |
dative | aname éngoren | anara éngoren | aname éngoren | (khòonen) éngoren | |
without article | nominative | éngore | |||
accusative | éngore | ||||
dative | éngoren |
Superlative forms of énghe
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist dar éngorste | zi ist dar éngorsta | is ist dar éngorste | ze zèint dar éngorste | |
with definite article | nominative | dar éngorste | de éngorsta | 's éngorste | de éngorsten |
accusative | in éngorsten | de éngorsta | 's éngorste | de éngorsten | |
dative | me éngorsten | dar éngorsten | me éngorsten | in éngorsten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an éngorstar | an éngorsta | an éngorstes | (khòone) éngorsten |
accusative | an éngorsten | an éngorsta | an éngorstes | (khòone) éngorsten | |
dative | aname éngorsten | anara éngorsten | aname éngorsten | (khòonen) éngorsten | |
without article | nominative | éngorste | |||
accusative | éngorste | ||||
dative | éngorsten |
References
- “énghe” 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