khésta
Cimbrian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a reinterpretation of Middle High German kesten sg as plural (*keste + the common -en ending).[1] kesten is from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Käste, Keste, English chesten.
Noun
[edit]khésta f (plural khésten)
- (Sette Comuni) chestnut
- Lèmman de khésten àusar bon glüuten.
- Remove the chestnuts from the embers.
References
[edit]- ^ “kästen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Further reading
[edit]- “khésta” 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
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- Cimbrian terms derived from Middle High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Old High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Cimbrian terms derived from Latin
- Cimbrian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Cimbrian lemmas
- Cimbrian nouns
- Cimbrian feminine nouns
- Sette Comuni Cimbrian
- Cimbrian terms with usage examples
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