fòat

See also: foat

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• foat

Etymology

From Middle High German pfeit, pheit (“shirt”), from Old High German pfeit, pheit (“shirt, vest, jacket”), from Proto-Germanic *paidō (“garment, cloak, tunic, shirt”).

Noun

fòat f (plural fòote, diminutive föotle)

1. (Tredici Comuni) shirt, blouse

   Hòite pataaghe de baibar léghent net mèar aan fòote.

   Nowadays women no longer wear blouses.

References

• “fòat” 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