vóarvaatar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bóarbaatar (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

vóar- +‎ vaatar. Compare Dutch voorvader, English forefather, obsolete German Vorvater.

Noun

vóarvaatar m (plural vóarvéetare)

1. (Sette Comuni) grandfather

Declension

Declension of vóarvaatar

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	vóarvaatar	de	vóarvéetare
accusative	an	in	vóarvaatarn	de	vóarvéetare
dative	aname	me	vóarvaatarn	in	vóarvéetarn

Coordinate terms

• vóarmuutar (“grandmother”)

References

• “vóarvaatar” 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