bètze

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Noun

bètze m

1. money

   De bètze zeint nia soviil.

   There's no such thing as too much money.

   Bèar hat bètze ghéet kan Ròome un bèar hat khòone stéet in de hòome.

   He who has money goes to Rome and he who has none stays at home.

References

• “bètze” 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