bèertza

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German warze, from Old High German warza, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ (“wart”). Cognate with German Warze, Dutch wrat, English wart, Icelandic varta.

Noun

bèertza f (plural bèertzen)

1. (Sette Comuni) wart

   Ande hast bèertzen in de hente baghèbent briighe, gasin inn in an brömada khércha, lég de hant inn ins bàigabassar un zègandich: de bèertzen ghéent dehiin zèlbort. Hakh net drumme!

   If you have warts on you hands, and it bothers you, visit a church in another parish, immerse your hands in holy water, and make the sign of the cross. The warts will go away by themselves. Don't cut them off!

Declension

Declension of bèertza – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	bèertza	de	bèertzen
accusative	an	de	bèertza	de	bèertzen
dative	anara	dar	bèertzen	in	bèertzen

References

• “bèertza” 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