Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Venetian crèa, from Vulgar Latin *crēda, from Latin crēta (chalk, clay). Doublet of khraida.

Noun edit

khrèa f

  1. (Sette Comuni) clay
    Dar man is gamàcht met khrèa.
    The man is made of clay.

Further reading edit

  • “khrèa” 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