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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, a borrowing from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.
Noun
khatza f (plural khatzen, diminutive khètzle) (Sette Comuni)
- cat
De khatzen bon hòite lassent léeban de mòize.- Nowadays, cats let mice live.
- female cat, queen
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Further reading
- “khatza” 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
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien