vòam

See also: voam

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bòam (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German veim, from Old High German feim, from Proto-West Germanic *faim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz (“foam”). Cognate with German Feim (“heap of layered grain”).

Noun

vòam m

1. (Sette Comuni) foam

   Dar vòam khimmet obarnübar.

   The foam is coming to the surface.

References

• “vòam” 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