khlumma

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khlòan (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, splended; tender, precious”). Cognate with German klein, Dutch klein, English clean.

Adjective

khlumma

1. (Luserna) small, little

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien