éapóom

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German epaum, a shortening of ebichpaum, from ebich (“ivy”) (from Proto-Germanic *ibahs) + paum (“tree”).[1][2]

Noun

éapóom m

  1. (Sette Comuni) ivy
    Hang umme mich zobia dar éapóom. ― Cling to me like ivy.

References
  1. “epheubaum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  2. “eppich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading
  • “éapóom” 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
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