marangù

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• marangùn (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Venetian marangon (“carpenter”), from a Medieval Latin development of Latin mergus (“diver, loon”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

marangù m (plural marangü, feminine marangóna)

1. (Luserna) carpenter

   Hyponym: tischlar (“joiner”)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien