khitz

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kitz, from Old High German kizzi, kizzīn, from Proto-Germanic *kittīną (“fawn, kid, whelp”). Cognate with German Kitz, English chit.

Noun

khitz n (plural khitzar, diminutive khitzle)

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) kid (young goat)

Derived terms

References

  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
  • “khitz” 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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