kèpple

See also: Kepple

Cimbrian

Etymology

From a diminutive of Middle High German kappe (“cap”), from Old High German kappa, from Latin cappa (“cape”).

Noun

kèpple n (plural kèpplen)

1. (Sette Comuni) cap

   Synonym: barìtle

   De mèerorsten zòllanar prènghent noch kèpplen.

   Most soldiers still wear caps.

Further reading

• “kèpple” 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