fòdara

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

Probably from Venetian fhédera (“pillow”), from Old High German fedara (“feather”). Doublet of vèdara.

Noun

fòdara f

  1. (Sette Comuni) pillowcase
    De fòdara ist dar zakh ba haltet inn in pòstar.
    The pillowcase is the bag that contains the pillow.

Etymology 2

Probably from Venetian fódro (“sheath”), from Old High German fuotar (“sheath”), with its form influenced by above fòdara (“pillowcase”).

Noun

fòdara f

  1. (Sette Comuni) sheath, scabbard

References
  • “fòdara” 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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