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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when.
Adverb
bénne
- (Sette Comuni, interrogative) when
Bénne khimmasto so bènnamich?- When are you coming to see me?
Alternative forms
Conjunction
bénne
- (Sette Comuni) when
Ail bénne ich rüufedar.- Come when I call you.
Bénne 'snaibet stéet innont.- When it snows, stay in.
Alternative forms
References
- “bénne” 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