bèdar

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German weder, from Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (which, what (of the two)). Cognate with German weder, Dutch weder, English whether, Icelandic hvor.

Conjunction[edit]

bèdar

  1. (Sette Comuni) whether
    bèdar ze prechtet odar sbaighetwhether she speaks or keeps silent

Preposition[edit]

bèdar

  1. (Sette Comuni) than: introduces a comparison
    Synonym: dan
    De zunna lòichtet mèeront bèdar dar maano.
    The sun shines more than the moon.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “bèdar” 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