bèertza

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German warze, from Old High German warza, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ (“wart”). Cognate with German Warze, Dutch wrat, English wart, Icelandic varta.

Noun

bèertza f (plural bèertzen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) wart
    Ande hast bèertzen in de hente baghèbent briighe, gasin inn in an brömada khércha, lég de hant inn ins bàigabassar un zègandich: de bèertzen ghéent dehiin zèlbort. Hakh net drumme!
    If you have warts on you hands, and it bothers you, visit a church in another parish, immerse your hands in holy water, and make the sign of the cross. The warts will go away by themselves. Don't cut them off!

Declension
Declension of bèertza – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de bèertza de bèertzen
accusative an de bèertza de bèertzen
dative anara dar bèertzen in bèertzen

References
  • “bèertza” 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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