Kalvraitag

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Cimbrian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From a variant of Middle High German karvrītac, from kar (lamentation; mourning) + vrītac (Friday). kar is from Old High German kara, chara, from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (lamentation; sorrow; care). Compare German Karfreitag.

Noun[edit]

Kalvraitag m

  1. (Sette Comuni) Good Friday

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Kalvraitag” 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