jornaal

Cimbrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan xornàl (“newspaper”), from Latin diurnālis (“diurnal”).

Noun

jornaal m (plural jornéele)

1. (Sette Comuni) newspaper

   De jornéele, biil béerte, khödent àu an hùafen luughe.

   Newspapers often tell many lies.

Further reading

• “jornaal” 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