bénne

See also: benne and Bënne

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when.

Adverb

bénne

  1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) when
    Bénne khimmasto so bènnamich?
    When are you coming to see me?

Alternative forms

Conjunction

bénne

  1. (Sette Comuni) when
    Ail bénne ich rüufedar.
    Come when I call you.
    Bénne 'snaibet stéet innont.
    When it snows, stay in.

Alternative forms

References
  • “bénne” 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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