Bainacht

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wīhenaht, from wīch (“sacred”) + naht (“night”). Cognate with literary German Weihnacht (modern Weihnachten).

Noun

Bainacht f

1. (Sette Comuni) Christmas

   Synonym: Gabüartnacht

   Bainacht is dar höogorste baartag me jaara.

   Christmas is the most sacred holiday of the year.

References

• “Bainacht” 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