gabànt

See also: gabant

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gewant, from Old High German giwant (“folded cloth”), from wenten (“to turn”), equivalent to ga- +‎ bantan. Cognate with German Gewand.

Noun

gabànt n (plural gabèntar) (Sette Comuni)

1. garment
2. habit (of a monk or nun)

   Khötzich dat 's gabànt machet in mannen hòlighen.

   It is said that the habit makes a man holy.

Declension

Declension of gabànt – 3rd declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	gabànt	de	gabèntar
accusative	an	's	gabànt	de	gabèntar
dative	aname	me	gabànte	in	gabèntarn

References

• “gabànt” 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