vèerzinga

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèerzinga (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German vërsene, from Old High German fersana, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō (“heel”). Cognate with German Ferse.

Noun

vèerzinga f (plural vèerzinghen) (Sette Comuni)

1. heel (body part)
2. heel (part of shoe or sock)

   Alle de hóozen machent löchar in de vèerzighen.

   All of the stockings get holes in the heels.

Declension

Declension of vèerzinga – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	vèerzinga	de	vèerzinghen
accusative	an	de	vèerzinga	de	vèerzinghen
dative	anara	dar	vèerzinghen	in	vèerzinghen

References

• “vèerzinga” 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