gabànt

See also: gabant

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gewant, from Old High German giwant (“folded cloth”), from wenten (“to turn”), equivalent to ga- +‎ bantan. Cognate with German Gewand.

Noun

gabànt n (plural gabèntar) (Sette Comuni)

  1. garment
  2. habit (of a monk or nun)
    Khötzich dat 's gabànt machet in mannen hòlighen.
    It is said that the habit makes a man holy.

Declension

Declension of gabànt – 3rd declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an 's gabànt de gabèntar
accusative an 's gabànt de gabèntar
dative aname me gabànte in gabèntarn

References

  • “gabànt” 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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