khatza

Cimbrian

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Etymology

From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, a borrowing from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.

Noun

khatza f (plural khatzen, diminutive khètzle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. cat
    De khatzen bon hòite lassent léeban de mòize.
    Nowadays, cats let mice live.
  2. female cat, queen

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Further reading
  • “khatza” 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
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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