Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

élla (ell) +‎ stap (rod, staff).

Noun edit

éllastap m (plural éllastaabe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) ellwand (ell measuring rod)
    Diizar jaardarn, habentza gamèeset 's tuuch mèmme éllastaabe.
    In the past ellwands were used to measure cloth.

References edit

  • “éllastap” 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