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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”). Cognate with German eins, Dutch een, English one, Icelandic einn, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains).
Pronunciation
Numeral
òan
- (Sette Comuni) one
- òan, sbéen, drai ― one, two, three
Pronoun
òan (masculine òondar, feminine òona, neuter òas)
- (Sette Comuni) indefinite personal pronoun: one, someone
- òondar ba gòilt ― one who cries
References
- “òan” 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