baib
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.
Noun edit
baib n (Timau)
References edit
- 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
Mòcheno edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, English wife.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baib n (plural baiber)
References edit
- Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.