bittaba
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (“widow”). Cognate with German Witwe.
Noun
bittaba f (masculine bittabar)
- (Sette Comuni) widow
- de lustighe bittaba ― the happy widow
References
- “bittaba” 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