bèssle

Cimbrian

Beehive in Kolochava (Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine)

Etymology

bèssan (“to wash”) +‎ -le

Noun

bèssle n (plural bèsslen)

1. (Sette Comuni) tub, washtub

   bèssle bon pajen ― beehive (literally, “tub of bees”)

Declension

Declension of bèssle – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	bèssle	de	bèsslen
accusative	an	's	bèssle	de	bèsslen
dative	aname	me	bèsslen	in	bèsslen

References

• “bèssle” 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