khélte

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī, equivalent to khalt +‎ -e. Cognate with German Kälte.

Noun

khélte f

1. (Sette Comuni) coldness

   Hôar hats gamàcht an gròosa khélte.

   It's been very cold this year.

   (literally, “This year it made a great coldness.”)

Further reading

• “khélte” 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