huursta

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “< *hwōstô w/ epenth -r-?”)

Noun

huursta f

1. (Sette Comuni) cough (condition that causes one to cough)

   De huursta lìmmet in slaaf.

   A cough can interrupt sleep.

Related terms

• huurstan

Further reading

• “huursta” 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