baip

See also: bàip

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.

Noun

baip n (Sappada, Sauris)

  1. woman
  2. wife

References
  • “baip” 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

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.

Noun

baip n (plural baibar, diminutive baible) (Sette Comuni, Thirteen Communities)

  1. woman
    An baip tòttart mindor dan sbéen baibar.
    One woman chatters less than two women.
  2. wife

Declension
Declension of baip – 3rd declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an 's baip de baibar
accusative an 's baip de baibar
dative aname me baipe in baibarn

References
  • “baip” 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
  • “baip” 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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