gaumo

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, an alternative form of *gōmô (“gum, palate”). Cognate with German Gaumen, English gum.

Noun

gaumo m (plural gaumen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) palate (roof of the mouth)
    Dar gaumo is de dach 'mè màule. ― The palate is the roof of the mouth.

Declension

Declension of gaumo – 4th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an dar gaumo de gaumen
accusative an in gaumen de gaumen
dative aname me gaumen in gaumen

References

  • “gaumo” 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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