Pomatt

Alemannic German

Etymology

Uncertain, but likely of Germanic origin as the city was founded by Walsers. For the second element compare modern German Matte (“meadow, grassland”).

Proper noun

Pomatt

1. (Formazza) Formazza (a village in Piedmont, Italy)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien