bènten

Cimbrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian fénta (“pretence, feint”), ultimately from Latin fingō (“dissemble, deceive”).

Noun

bènten f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. pretense, feint
    Machan bènten goilan. ― pretending to cry (literally, “to make pretenses of crying”)

References
  • “bènten” 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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