mintzig

Cimbrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old High German min (“less”).

Adjective

mintzig (comparative mindor, superlative dar mindorste)

1. (Sette Comuni) few, not many

Declension

Positive forms of mintzig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist mintzig	zi ist mintzig	is ist mintzig	ze zèint mintzig
with definite article	nominative	dar mintzige	de mintziga	's mintzige	de mintzigen
	accusative	in mintzigen	de mintziga	's mintzige	de mintzigen
	dative	me mintzigen	dar mintzigen	me mintzigen	in mintzigen
with indefinite article	nominative	an mintzigar	an mintziga	an mintziges	(khòone) mintzigen
	accusative	an mintzigen	an mintziga	an mintziges	(khòone) mintzigen
	dative	aname mintzigen	anara mintzigen	aname mintzigen	(khòonen) mintzigen
without article	nominative				mintzige
	accusative				mintzige
	dative				mintzigen

Comparative forms of mintzig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist mindor	zi ist mindor	is ist mindor	ze zèint mindor
with definite article	nominative	dar mindore	de mindora	's mindore	de mindorn
	accusative	in mindorn	de mindora	's mindore	de mindorn
	dative	me mindorn	dar mindorn	me mindorn	in mindorn
with indefinite article	nominative	an mindorar	an mindora	an mindors	(khòone) mindorn
	accusative	an mindorn	an mindora	an mindors	(khòone) mindorn
	dative	aname mindorn	anara mindorn	aname mindorn	(khòonen) mindorn
without article	nominative				mindore
	accusative				mindore
	dative				mindorn

Superlative forms of mintzig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dar mindorste	zi ist dar mindorsta	is ist dar mindorste	ze zèint dar mindorste
with definite article	nominative	dar mindorste	de mindorsta	's mindorste	de mindorsten
	accusative	in mindorsten	de mindorsta	's mindorste	de mindorsten
	dative	me mindorsten	dar mindorsten	me mindorsten	in mindorsten
with indefinite article	nominative	an mindorstar	an mindorsta	an mindorstes	(khòone) mindorsten
	accusative	an mindorsten	an mindorsta	an mindorstes	(khòone) mindorsten
	dative	aname mindorsten	anara mindorsten	aname mindorsten	(khòonen) mindorsten
without article	nominative				mindorste
	accusative				mindorste
	dative				mindorsten

References

• “mintzig” 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