baip
See also: bàip
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- baib
Etymology
From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.
Noun
baip n (Sappada, Sauris)
- woman
- wife
References
- “baip” 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
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- baibe (Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.
Noun
baip n (plural baibar, diminutive baible) (Sette Comuni, Thirteen Communities)
- woman
- An baip tòttart mindor dan sbéen baibar.
- One woman chatters less than two women.
- wife
Declension
Declension of baip – 3rddeclension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | an | 's | baip | de | baibar |
accusative | an | 's | baip | de | baibar |
dative | aname | me | baipe | in | baibarn |
References
- “baip” 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
- “baip” 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