kartag

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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The first element kar is from Old High German kara, chara, from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (lamentation; sorrow; care). Second element is tag (day). See Old High German garotag (Friday) as well. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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kartag m (plural kartaaghe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) A traditional funeral day, consisting of a burial ceremony and then a meal.

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Further reading

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  • “kartag” 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