hòotar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German heiter, from Old High German heitar, from Proto-West Germanic *haidr, from Proto-Germanic *haidraz (“clear, bright”). Cognate with German heiter.

Adjective

hòotar (comparative hòotaror, superlative dar hòotarorste)

1. (Sette Comuni) clear

   Prèchtabar hòotar. ― Let's speak clearly.

   hòotar zobìa bassar 'me prönnen ― clear as springwater

   Dar hümmel ist hòotar. ― The sky is clear.

Declension

Positive forms of hòotar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist hòotar	zi ist hòotar	is ist hòotar	ze zèint hòotar
with definite article	nominative	dar hòotare	de hòotara	's hòotare	de hòotaren
	accusative	in hòotaren	de hòotara	's hòotare	de hòotaren
	dative	me hòotaren	dar hòotaren	me hòotaren	in hòotaren
with indefinite article	nominative	an hòotarar	an hòotara	an hòotares	(khòone) hòotaren
	accusative	an hòotaren	an hòotara	an hòotares	(khòone) hòotaren
	dative	aname hòotaren	anara hòotaren	aname hòotaren	(khòonen) hòotaren
without article	nominative				hòotare
	accusative				hòotare
	dative				hòotaren

Comparative forms of hòotar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist hòotaror	zi ist hòotaror	is ist hòotaror	ze zèint hòotaror
with definite article	nominative	dar hòotarore	de hòotarora	's hòotarore	de hòotarorn
	accusative	in hòotarorn	de hòotarora	's hòotarore	de hòotarorn
	dative	me hòotarorn	dar hòotarorn	me hòotarorn	in hòotarorn
with indefinite article	nominative	an hòotarorar	an hòotarora	an hòotarors	(khòone) hòotarorn
	accusative	an hòotarorn	an hòotarora	an hòotarors	(khòone) hòotarorn
	dative	aname hòotarorn	anara hòotarorn	aname hòotarorn	(khòonen) hòotarorn
without article	nominative				hòotarore
	accusative				hòotarore
	dative				hòotarorn

Superlative forms of hòotar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dar hòotarorste	zi ist dar hòotarorsta	is ist dar hòotarorste	ze zèint dar hòotarorste
with definite article	nominative	dar hòotarorste	de hòotarorsta	's hòotarorste	de hòotarorsten
	accusative	in hòotarorsten	de hòotarorsta	's hòotarorste	de hòotarorsten
	dative	me hòotarorsten	dar hòotarorsten	me hòotarorsten	in hòotarorsten
with indefinite article	nominative	an hòotarorstar	an hòotarorsta	an hòotarorstes	(khòone) hòotarorsten
	accusative	an hòotarorsten	an hòotarorsta	an hòotarorstes	(khòone) hòotarorsten
	dative	aname hòotarorsten	anara hòotarorsten	aname hòotarorsten	(khòonen) hòotarorsten
without article	nominative				hòotarorste
	accusative				hòotarorste
	dative				hòotarorsten

Further reading

• “hòotar” 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