Kalvraitag

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a variant of Middle High German karvrītac, from kar (lamentation; mourning) + vrītac (Friday). kar is from Old High German kara, chara, from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (lamentation; sorrow; care). Compare German Karfreitag.

Noun

Kalvraitag m

  1. (Sette Comuni) Good Friday

Declension

Further reading

  • “Kalvraitag” 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.