mintzig
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Old High German min (“less”).
Adjective edit
mintzig (comparative mindor, superlative dar mindorste)
- (Sette Comuni) few, not many
Declension edit
Positive forms of mintzig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist mintzig | zi ist mintzig | is ist mintzig | ze zèint mintzig | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar mintzige | de mintziga | 's mintzige | de mintzigen |
| accusative | in mintzigen | de mintziga | 's mintzige | de mintzigen | |
| dative | me mintzigen | dar mintzigen | me mintzigen | in mintzigen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an mintzigar | an mintziga | an mintziges | (khòone) mintzigen |
| accusative | an mintzigen | an mintziga | an mintziges | (khòone) mintzigen | |
| dative | aname mintzigen | anara mintzigen | aname mintzigen | (khòonen) mintzigen | |
| without article | nominative | mintzige | |||
| accusative | mintzige | ||||
| dative | mintzigen | ||||
Comparative forms of mintzig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist mindor | zi ist mindor | is ist mindor | ze zèint mindor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar mindore | de mindora | 's mindore | de mindorn |
| accusative | in mindorn | de mindora | 's mindore | de mindorn | |
| dative | me mindorn | dar mindorn | me mindorn | in mindorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an mindorar | an mindora | an mindors | (khòone) mindorn |
| accusative | an mindorn | an mindora | an mindors | (khòone) mindorn | |
| dative | aname mindorn | anara mindorn | aname mindorn | (khòonen) mindorn | |
| without article | nominative | mindore | |||
| accusative | mindore | ||||
| dative | mindorn | ||||
Superlative forms of mintzig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar mindorste | zi ist dar mindorsta | is ist dar mindorste | ze zèint dar mindorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar mindorste | de mindorsta | 's mindorste | de mindorsten |
| accusative | in mindorsten | de mindorsta | 's mindorste | de mindorsten | |
| dative | me mindorsten | dar mindorsten | me mindorsten | in mindorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an mindorstar | an mindorsta | an mindorstes | (khòone) mindorsten |
| accusative | an mindorsten | an mindorsta | an mindorstes | (khòone) mindorsten | |
| dative | aname mindorsten | anara mindorsten | aname mindorsten | (khòonen) mindorsten | |
| without article | nominative | mindorste | |||
| accusative | mindorste | ||||
| dative | mindorsten | ||||
References edit
- “mintzig” 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