gaumo

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, an alternative form of *gōmô (“gum, palate”). Cognate with German Gaumen, English gum.

Noun

gaumo m (plural gaumen)

1. (Sette Comuni) palate (roof of the mouth)

   Dar gaumo is de dach 'mè màule. ― The palate is the roof of the mouth.

Declension

Declension of gaumo – 4th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	gaumo	de	gaumen
accusative	an	in	gaumen	de	gaumen
dative	aname	me	gaumen	in	gaumen

References

• “gaumo” 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