diarn

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• diirna

Etymology

From Middle High German dierne, from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā.

Noun

diarn f (plural diarnen, diminutive diarndle)

1. (Luserna) girl

Noun

diarn

1. (Sette Comuni) plural of diirna (“girl”)

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 dierne, from Old High German diorna, thiorna (“girl; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *þewernā.

Noun

diarn f

1. girl

References

• “diarn” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.