vinkh

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• finko (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German fincho, from Proto-Germanic *finkô (“finch”). Cognate with German Fink, and more distantly English finch.

Noun

vinkh m

1. (Luserna) finch

   Dar vinkh vinkht, dar snea iz da. ― The finch sings, and the snow is here.

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