bittaba

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ (“widow”). Cognate with German Witwe.

Noun

bittaba f (masculine bittabar)

1. (Sette Comuni) widow

   de lustighe bittaba ― the happy widow

References

• “bittaba” 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