buurtza

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• burtz (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German wurz, from Old High German wurz, from Proto-West Germanic *wurti, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“root”). Cognate with German Wurz, English wort.

Noun

buurtza f (plural buurtzen, diminutive büurtzle)

1. (Sette Comuni) root

   Dar póom lébet bon buurtzen. ― The tree gets nutrients from its roots.

Declension

Declension of buurtza – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	buurtza	de	buurtzen
accusative	an	de	buurtza	de	buurtzen
dative	anara	dar	buurtzen	in	buurtzen

References

• “buurtza” 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