khlupf

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German klupf, klupfe. Cognate with Alemannic German Chlupf, obsolete German Klupf. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

khlupf m (plural khlüpfe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) fright, scare
    Ze hat gasnàppet au an órnen khlupf.
    He had a terrible fright.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “khlupf” 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