béestar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German venstar, from Old High German fenstar, from Latin fenestra (“window”), probably of Etruscan origin. Cognate with German Fenster.

Noun

béestar n (plural béestardar, diminutive béestarle)

1. window

   Hòizar une béestardar zeint zobia prönnen ane bassar.

   A house without windows is like a spring without water.

Declension

Declension of béestar – 8th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	béestar	de	béestardar
accusative	an	's	béestar	de	béestardar
dative	aname	me	béestare	in	béestardarn

References

• “béestar” 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