vaatarlant

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Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vaterlant, equivalent to vaatar +‎ lant. Cognate with German Vaterland; compare also Dutch vaderland, English fatherland, Icelandic föðurland.

Noun[edit]

vaatarlant n

  1. (Sette Comuni) fatherland, homeland
    'S vaatarlant is des ba òas is gabüurtet.
    The fatherland is the country where you were born.

References[edit]

  • “vaatarlant” 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