klòkka

See also: klokka

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German glocke, glogge, from Old High German klocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”). Cognate with German Glocke, also English clock.

Noun

klòkka f (plural klòkken, diminutive klökkle)

1. (Sette Comuni) bell

Further reading

• “klòkka” 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