bòtza

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetian bosa, further origin unknown. Compare Dalmatian bosaun.

Noun

bòtza f (plural bòtzen, diminutive bötzle)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) bottle

   An bòtza bòlla bain is péssor dan sbéen lèere.

   A bottle full of wine is better than two empty ones.

Declension

Declension of bòtza – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	bòtza	de	bòtzen
accusative	an	de	bòtza	de	bòtzen
dative	anara	dar	bòtzen	in	bòtzen

References

• “bòtza” 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
• 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