arbatar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• èrbatar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German arbeiter (“day laborer; craftsman”), equivalent to arbatan (“to work”) +‎ -ar. Cognate with German Arbeiter.

Noun

arbatar m

1. (Luserna) worker

References

• 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