kartag

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Cimbrian

Etymology

The first element kar is from Old High German kara, chara, from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (lamentation; sorrow; care). Second element is tag (day). See Old High German garotag (Friday) as well. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kartag m (plural kartaaghe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) A traditional funeral day, consisting of a burial ceremony and then a meal.

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Further reading

  • “kartag” 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