èerda

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“earth”). Cognate with German Erde, English earth.

Noun

èerda f (Sette Comuni)

1. ground; soil

   Bassar un zunnen machet baksan d'èerda.

   Water and sun make plants grow from the soil.

2. Earth

   D'èerda is pummalot. ― The Earth is round.

Derived terms

• èerdensüttel
• èerdöpfel

References

• “èerda” 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