baip

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• baib

Etymology

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.

Noun

baip n (Sappada, Sauris)

1. woman
2. wife

References

• 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

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Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• baibe (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.

Noun

baip n (plural baibar, diminutive baible) (Sette Comuni, Tredici Comuni)

1. woman

   An baip tòttart mindor dan sbéen baibar.

   One woman chatters less than two women.

2. wife

   Synonym: brau

Declension

Declension of baip – 3rd declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	baip	de	baibar
accusative	an	's	baip	de	baibar
dative	aname	me	baipe	in	baibarn

References

• “baip” 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