khlóop

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German klobe, from Old High German chlobo, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (to split, cleave). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Dutch kloof.

Noun[edit]

khlóop m (plural khlöope)

  1. (Sette Comuni) crack, fissure
    Vor òan ba d'èrbatet, de khlöope machentzich och in de hénte.
    Those who work get cracks on their hands.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “khlóop” 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