vèlt

See also: velt

Mòcheno

FWOTD – 4 July 2014

Etymology

From Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu, from Proto-Germanic *felþą (“field; plain”). Cognate with German Feld, English field.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛlt/

Noun

vèlt n (plural vèlder)

1. field
2. countryside

References

• Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.
• “vèlt” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.