èssar

See also: essar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German eʒʒer, from eʒʒen (“to eat”), equivalent to èssan +‎ -ar. Cognate with German Esser; compare also Dutch eter, English eater, Old Norse etari (“glutton”).

Noun

èssar m (plural èssar)

1. (Sette Comuni) eater, one who eats

Declension

Declension of èssar – 7th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	èssar	de	èssar
accusative	an	in	èssar	de	èssar
dative	aname	me	èssar	in	èssarn

References

• “èssar” 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