khlupf

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German klupf, klupfe. Cognate with Alemannic German Chlupf, obsolete German Klupf. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

khlupf m (plural khlüpfe)

1. (Sette Comuni) fright, scare

   Ze hat gasnàppet au an órnen khlupf.

   He had a terrible fright.

Derived terms

• dorkhlùpfan

Further reading

• “khlupf” 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