khélte

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī, equivalent to khalt +‎ -e. Cognate with German Kälte.

Noun

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khélte f

  1. (Sette Comuni) coldness
    Hôar hats gamàcht an gròosa khélte.
    It's been very cold this year.
    (literally, “This year it made a great coldness.”)

Further reading

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  • “khélte” 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