ghevaatar
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German gevatere, gevater, gefater, from Old High German gifatero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafaderjō, equivalent to ghe- + baatar. Cognate with German Gevatter.
Noun
ghevaatar m (plural ghevéetare)
Declension
Declension of ghevaatar
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | an | dar | ghevaatar | de | ghevéetare |
| accusative | an | in | ghevaatarn | de | ghevéetare |
| dative | aname | me | ghevaatarn | in | ghevéetarn |
Coordinate terms
- ghemuutar (“godmother”)
References
- “ghevaatar” 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