èerda

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“earth”). Cognate with German Erde, English earth.

Noun

èerda f (Sette Comuni)

  1. ground; soil
    Bassar un zunnen machet baksan d'èerda.
    Water and sun make plants grow from the soil.
  2. Earth
    D'èerda is pummalot. ― The Earth is round.

Derived terms

References
  • “èerda” 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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