Cimbrian edit

Determiner edit

bittan (Sette Comuni)

  1. (interrogative) what kind of
    Bittan bain trinkhasto?
    What kind of wine do you drink?
    Bittane öolen léghentza d'ôarn hénnen?
    What kind of eggs do your chickens lay?
  2. (intensifier) what; what a
    Bittan gròosar mann!
    What a great man!
    Bittane söone khindar!
    What beautiful children!

Declension edit

Declension of bittan
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative bittan bittan / bittana bittans bittane
accusative bittan bittan / bittana bittans bittane
dative bittan bittan bittan bittan

References edit

  • “bittan” 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