Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

bo- +‎ stóopan. Cognate with German bestauben.

Verb edit

bostóopan (third-person singular present indicative bostóopet, past participle bostóopet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to make dusty
    De hòizar bon stéetarn zèint bostóopet mèeront bèdar dii bon khlòan lèntarn.
    City houses are made more dusty than village houses.

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  • “bostóopan” 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