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baip

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (woman; wife). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.

Noun

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baip n (Sappada, Sauris)

  1. woman
  2. wife

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (woman; wife). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.

Noun

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baip n (plural baibardiminutive baible) (Sette Comuni, Tredici Comuni)

  1. woman
    An baip tòttart mindor dan sbéen baibar.
    One woman chatters less than two women.
  2. wife
    Synonym: brau

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References

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  • “baip” 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
  • 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