gaumo

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, an alternative form of *gōmô (gum, palate). Cognate with German Gaumen, English gum.

Noun

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gaumo m (plural gaumen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) palate (roof of the mouth)
    Dar gaumo is de dach 'mè màule.The palate is the roof of the mouth.

Declension

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References

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  • “gaumo” 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