diirna

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German dierne, from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-Germanic *þewernǭ (“servant's daughter; maid”). Cognate with German Dirne, Dutch deerne.

Noun

diirna f (plural diarn, diminutive diirnle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) girl
    An guuta diirna ist an gasénkh bomme Guuten Hèeren.
    A good girl is a gift from a gracious God.

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

References
  • “diirna” 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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