kastràun

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “vec castrào, castrón "castrated"?”)

Noun

kastràun m (Sette Comuni)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Synonym: béllo

2. stubborn person

   Ar ist an gàntzar kastràun. ― He is a very stubborn man.

Further reading

• “kastràun” 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