baib

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• baip

Etymology

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

baib n (Timau)

1. woman
2. wife

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

Mòcheno

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /bajb/

Noun

baib n (plural baiber)

1. woman

   Coordinate term: mònn

References

• Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.