Lusérn

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Cimbrian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Although home to a large population of German and Cimbrian speakers, the name could be of romance origin, possibly a derivative of Italian liscio (smooth, slippery).[1] Or, from a lost Middle High German word for “mountain pass”.[2]

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Proper noun[edit]

Lusérn ?

  1. (Luserna) Luserna (a village in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)
    Bolkhénnt atz Lusérn.Welcome to Luserna.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Reich, Desiderio: Notizie e documenti su Lavarone e dintorni, Trient, 1910, p 160. Tyroller, Hans: Grammatische Beschreibung des Zimbrischen von Lusern, Stuttgart, 2003, p 6
  2. ^ 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