bèrbar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German verwære, from verwen (“to dye, color”) +‎ -ære, equivalent to bèrban +‎ -ar. Cognate with German Färber.

Noun

bèrbar m (plural bèrbar) (Sette Comuni)

1. dyer (of fabrics)
2. painter (of walls, houses)

Declension

Declension of bèrbar – 7th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	bèrbar	de	bèrbar
accusative	an	in	bèrbar	de	bèrbar
dative	aname	me	bèrbar	in	bèrbarn

References

• “bèrba-n” 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