èssar

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German eʒʒer, from eʒʒen (to eat), equivalent to èssan +‎ -ar. Cognate with German Esser; compare also Dutch eter, English eater, Old Norse etari (glutton).

Noun[edit]

èssar m (plural èssar)

  1. (Sette Comuni) eater, one who eats

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • “èssar” 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