kartag

Cimbrian

Etymology

The first element kar is from Old High German kara, chara, from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (“lamentation; sorrow; care”). Second element is tag (“day”). See Old High German garotag (“Friday”) as well. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kartag m (plural kartaaghe)

1. (Sette Comuni) A traditional funeral day, consisting of a burial ceremony and then a meal.

Declension

Declension of kartag – 1st declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	kartag	de	kartaaghe
accusative	an	in	kartag	de	kartaaghe
dative	aname	me	kartaaghe	in	kartaaghen

Related terms

• Kalbraitag

Further reading

• “kartag” 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