éezel

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil (“donkey”), from Latin asellus (“young donkey”). Cognate with German Esel.

Noun[edit]

éezel m (plural éezel, feminine ézala) (Sette Comuni)

  1. donkey, ass
    Dar éezel hat langhe òarn. ― The donkey has long ears.
  2. scamorza
    Darnaach me khéeze khimmet dar éezel. ― After cheese comes scarmoza.

References[edit]

  • “éezel” 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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