bolf

See also: Bolf and bölf

Bavarian

Noun

bolf ?

  1. (Sappada, Timau) wolf

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Cimbrian

Etymology

    From Middle High German wolf, from Middle High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, English wolf.

    Noun

    bolf m (plural bölve)

    1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) wolf
      Bèar léebet metten bölven liirnet lüuman.
      Those who live with wolves learn to howl.

    Declension

    Declension of bolf (1st declension)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative an dar bolf de bölve
    accusative an in bolf de bölve
    dative aname me bolfe in bölven

    References

    • “bolf” 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
    • 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

    Mòcheno

    Etymology

      From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (“wolf”). Cognate with German Wolf, English wolf.

      Noun

      bolf m

      1. wolf

      References