gaumo
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, an alternative form of *gōmô (“gum, palate”). Cognate with German Gaumen, English gum.
Noun edit
gaumo m (plural gaumen)
- (Sette Comuni) palate (roof of the mouth)
- Dar gaumo is de dach 'mè màule. ― The palate is the roof of the mouth.
Declension edit
Declension of gaumo – 4th declension
References edit
- “gaumo” 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