ambrùmme

Cimbrian

Etymology

am- +‎ brumme (“why”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

ambrùmme

1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) why

   Ambrùmme ghéesto sobuuse?

   Why are you going by foot?

   Ambrùmme pinnich saldo ane bèltze?

   Why do I always have no money?

Synonyms

• ambìa

References

• “ambrùmme” 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