dòrn

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See also: dorn and Dorn

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dorn, from Old High German dorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þornu (thorn). Cognate with German Dorn, English thorn.

Noun

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dòrn m (plural dórnediminutive dôrnle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) thorn
    Dar bèg bomme hümmele is gadékhet met dórnen.
    The road to paradise is covered with thorns.

References

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  • “dòrn” 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

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dorn, from Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.

Noun

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dòrn m (genitive singular dùirn, plural dùirn)

  1. fist
  2. hilt
  3. punch (of a fist)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dòrn dhòrn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.