aizarn

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (iron). Cognate with German Eisen, Dutch ijzer, English iron, Icelandic járn.

Noun[edit]

aizarn n (uncountablediminutive aizarnle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) iron (metal)
    Hòite memme aizarne machantza bon allame, éeben bèttinkhen bon blòighen.
    These days everything is made of iron, even the wings of flies.

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References[edit]

  • “aizarn” 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