ghèrn

Cimbrian

Etymology

Derived from Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (“yarn”). Cognate with German Garn (“yarn; net”), English yarn. Doublet of gaarn (“yarn”).

Noun

ghèrn n (plural ghèrndar, diminutive ghèrnle)

1. (Sette Comuni) net

   sòinan met ghèrn ― to catch with a net

Declension

Declension of ghèrn – 3rd declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	ghèrn	de	ghèrndar
accusative	an	's	ghèrn	de	ghèrndar
dative	aname	me	ghèrne	in	ghèrndarn

References

• “ghèrn” 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