akhar
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”). Cognate with German Acker, Dutch akker, English acre, Icelandic akur.
Noun
akhar m (plural (Sette Comuni) èkhare or (Luserna) èkhar, diminutive ekharle)
- (Luserna, Sette Comuni) field
- An akhar öode machet net bröode.
- An uncultivated field does not produce broth.
References
- “akhar” 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
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Western Cham
Alternative forms
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