khlamara
Cimbrian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German klammer, klamer, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *klammjan (“to clamp; to squeeze”). Cognate with German Klammer; compare also English clam, clamp. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
editkhlamara f (plural khlamarn)
- (Sette Comuni) clamp
- De höltzar zèint gahàltet mittanandar métten khlamarn.
- The pieces of wood are held together with clamps.
Further reading
edit- “khlamara” 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