éezel

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil (“donkey”), from Latin asellus (“young donkey”). Cognate with German Esel.

Noun

éezel m (plural éezel, feminine ézala) (Sette Comuni)

1. donkey, ass

   Dar éezel hat langhe òarn. ― The donkey has long ears.

2. scamorza

   Darnaach me khéeze khimmet dar éezel. ― After cheese comes scarmoza.

References

• “éezel” 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