baatar

See also: båtar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms
  • vatar (Luserna, Thirteen Communities)

Etymology

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, English father, Icelandic faðir.

Noun

baatar m (plural béetare)

  1. (Sette Comuni) father
    An baatar forratet nia de zain khindar.
    A father never betrays his children.

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References
  • “baatar” 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
  • “baatar” 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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