hantafa

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “cog. Handhabe?”)

Noun

hantafa f

1. (Sette Comuni) handle

   An sìkkala ane hantafa ist net destar so prèngan.

   A bucket without a handle is hard to cary.

References

• “hantafa” 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