hòrn

See also: horn, Horn, hörn, and Hörn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic *horn, from Proto-Germanic *hurną (“horn”). Cognate with German Horn, English horn.

Noun

hòrn n (plural hôrndar, diminutive hôrnle) (Sette Comuni)

1. horn (growth on head of certain animals)
2. horn (musical instrument)

   Dar saafar rüufet in öoben mémme hòrne.

   The shepherd calls the sheep with a horn.

Declension

Declension of hòrn – 3rd declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	's	hòrn	de	hôrndar
accusative	an	's	hòrn	de	hôrndar
dative	aname	me	hòrne	in	hôrndarn

Further reading

• “hòrn” 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