diirna

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German dierne, from Old High German diorna (girl; servant), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā.

Noun

diirna f (plural diarndiminutive diirnle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. girl
    An guuta diirna ist an gasénkh bomme Guuten Hèeren.
    A good girl is a gift from a gracious God.

Declension

References

  • “diirna” 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