diirna

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• diarn (Luserna)

Etymology

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

Noun

diirna f (plural diarn, diminutive diirnle)

1. (Sette Comuni) girl

   An guuta diirna ist an gasénkh bomme Guuten Hèeren.

   A good girl is a gift from a gracious God.

Declension

Declension of diirna – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	diirna	de	diarn
accusative	an	de	diirna	de	diarn
dative	anara	dar	diarn	in	diarn

References

• “diirna” 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