Cimbrian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Probably from Venetian fhédera (pillow), from Old High German fedara (feather). Doublet of vèdara.

Noun edit

fòdara f

  1. (Sette Comuni) pillowcase
    De fòdara ist dar zakh ba haltet inn in pòstar.
    The pillowcase is the bag that contains the pillow.

Etymology 2 edit

Probably from Venetian fódro (sheath), from Old High German fuotar (sheath), with its form influenced by above fòdara (pillowcase).

Noun edit

fòdara f

  1. (Sette Comuni) sheath, scabbard

References edit

  • “fòdara” 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