akhar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German acker, from Old High German ackar, from Proto-Germanic *akraz (“field”). Cognate with German Acker, Dutch akker, English acre, Icelandic akur.

Noun

akhar m (plural èkhare, diminutive ekharle)

  1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) field
    An akhar öode machet net bröode.
    An uncultivated field does not produce broth.

References
  • “akhar” 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
  • “akhar” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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