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 fòat ― a white shirt
    an baises tüuchle ― a 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 mann ― a 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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