bassar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bazzar (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.

Noun

bassar n (plural bèssardar)

1. (Sette Comuni) water

Declension

Declension of bassar – 8th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	bassar	de	bèssardar
accusative	an	's	bassar	de	bèssardar
dative	aname	me	bassare	in	bèssardarn

Derived terms

• baigabassar
• bassarmann
• trinkhbassar

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
• “bassar” 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

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite nominative plural of bassi

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Mandar

Etymology

From Malay besar.

Adjective

bassar

1. big (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bassar n

1. indefinite plural of bass