Lusérn

See also: lusern

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Luzèrn (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

Although home to a large population of German and Cimbrian speakers, the name could be of romance origin, possibly a derivative of Italian liscio (“smooth, slippery”).^[1] Or, from a lost Middle High German word for “mountain pass”.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lusern/

Proper noun

Lusérn ?

(Luserna) Luserna (a village in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)
Bolkhénnt atz Lusérn. ― Welcome to Luserna.

Derived terms

lusérnar

References

^ Reich, Desiderio: Notizie e documenti su Lavarone e dintorni, Trient, 1910, p 160. Tyroller, Hans: Grammatische Beschreibung des Zimbrischen von Lusern, Stuttgart, 2003, p 6
^ Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

[1] Reich, Desiderio: Notizie e documenti su Lavarone e dintorni, Trient, 1910, p 160. Tyroller, Hans: Grammatische Beschreibung des Zimbrischen von Lusern, Stuttgart, 2003, p 6

[2] Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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