Bainacht
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Cimbrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German wīhenaht, from wīch (“sacred”) + naht (“night”). Cognate with literary German Weihnacht (modern Weihnachten).
Noun[edit]
Bainacht f
- (Sette Comuni) Christmas
- Synonym: Gabüartnacht
- Bainacht is dar höogorste baartag me jaara.
- Christmas is the most sacred holiday of the year.
References[edit]
- “Bainacht” 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