ghevaatar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• ghebaatar (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German gevatere, gevater, gefater, from Old High German gifatero, from Proto-West Germanic *gafaderjō, equivalent to ghe- +‎ baatar. Cognate with German Gevatter.

Noun

ghevaatar m (plural ghevéetare)

1. (Sette Comuni) godfather

Declension

Declension of ghevaatar

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	ghevaatar	de	ghevéetare
accusative	an	in	ghevaatarn	de	ghevéetare
dative	aname	me	ghevaatarn	in	ghevéetarn

Coordinate terms

• ghemuutar (“godmother”)

References

• “ghevaatar” 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