Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German epaum, a shortening of ebichpaum, from ebich (ivy) (from Proto-Germanic *ibahs) + paum (tree).[1][2]

Noun

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éapóom m

  1. (Sette Comuni) ivy
    Hang umme mich zobia dar éapóom.Cling to me like ivy.
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References

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  1. ^ epheubaum” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  2. ^ eppich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading

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  • “éapóom” 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