gatrànkh
Cimbrian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German getrenke, a collective form of tranc, from Old High German trank, from Proto-Germanic *drankiz. Cognate with German Getränke. The a vowel is unexpected; expected umlauted form is *getrénkh.
Noun
editgatrànkh n
- (Sette Comuni) beverage, drink
- Ghit me khinne rénghes gatrànkh. ― Give the child a light drink.
References
edit- “gatrànkh” 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