khlóop
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German klobe, from Old High German chlobo, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Dutch kloof.
Noun edit
khlóop m (plural khlöope)
- (Sette Comuni) crack, fissure
- Vor òan ba d'èrbatet, de khlöope machentzich och in de hénte.
- Those who work get cracks on their hands.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “khlóop” 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