béetag

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wētac (“ailment”, literally “woe day”). Compare obsolete German Wehtag (“sorrow”), Low German Koppweihdag (“headache”).

Noun

béetag m (plural béetighe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) illness, sickness, disease
    lèntigar béetag ― fistula
    pöozen béetag ― epilepsy (literally, “evil sickness”)
    De béetighe machent daborte. ― Diseases are scary.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “béetag” 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
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