bèerzinga

Cimbrian

Alternative forms
  • vèerzinga

Etymology

From Middle High German vërsene, from Old High German fersana, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō (“heel”). Cognate with German Ferse, Dutch verzen, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna).

Noun

bèerzinga f (plural bèerzinghen) (Sette Comuni)

  1. (anatomy) heel
  2. heel (part of shoe)
  3. heel (part of sock)
    Alle de hóozen machent löchar in de bèerzighen.
    All of the stockings get holes in the heels.

Declension
Declension of bèerzinga – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de bèerzinga de bèerzinghen
accusative an de bèerzinga de bèerzinghen
dative anara dar bèerzinghen in bèerzinghen

References
  • “bèerzinga” 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
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