bàis

See also: bais and báis

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wīz, wīs, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz (white). Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

Adjective

bàis (comparative bàisar, superlative dar bàisarste) (Sette Comuni)

  1. white (color)
    an baisa fòata white shirt
    an baises tüuchlea white handkerchief
    De milch un dar snèa zèint bais.
    The milk and the snow are white.
    Ich han an baisen huut.
    I have a white hat.
  2. white (Caucasian)
    an baisar manna white man

Declension

  • bàisan
  • bàise

References

  • “bàis” 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
  • “bàis” 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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bàis

  1. genitive singular of bàs
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