ghèrn

Cimbrian

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (“yarn”). Cognate with German Garn (“yarn; net”), English yarn. Doublet of gaarn (“yarn”).

Noun

ghèrn n (plural ghèrndar, diminutive ghèrnle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) net
    sòinan met ghèrn ― to catch with a net

Declension
Declension of ghèrn – 3rd declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an 's ghèrn de ghèrndar
accusative an 's ghèrn de ghèrndar
dative aname me ghèrne in ghèrndarn

References
  • “ghèrn” 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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