vèdara

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See also: vedara, vedará, and vedarà

Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō (feather). Cognate with German Feder, English feather. Doublet of fòdara.

Noun[edit]

vèdara f (plural vèdarn)

  1. (Sette Comuni) feather
    De vèdarn zeint ganützet so haltan barm, bludaran un sraiban.
    Feathers are used to keep warm, to fly, and to write.

References[edit]

  • “vèdara” 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