baatar

See also: båtar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• vatar (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, English father, Icelandic faðir.

Noun

baatar m (plural béetare)

1. (Sette Comuni) father

   An baatar forratet nia de zain khindar.

   A father never betrays his children.

Coordinate terms

• muutar, muatar

Derived terms

• baatarlant
• baatartöotar
• bóarbaatar

References

• “baatar” 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
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien