bénne
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when.
Adverb edit
bénne
- (Sette Comuni, interrogative) when
- Bénne khimmasto so bènnamich?
- When are you coming to see me?
Alternative forms edit
Conjunction edit
bénne
- (Sette Comuni) when
- Ail bénne ich rüufedar.
- Come when I call you.
- Bénne 'snaibet stéet innont.
- When it snows, stay in.
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “bénne” 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