khélte

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī, equivalent to khalt +‎ -e. Cognate with German Kälte.

Noun

khélte f

  1. (Sette Comuni) coldness
    Hôar hats gamàcht an gròosa khélte.
    It's been very cold this year.
    (literally, “This year it made a great coldness.”)

Further reading
  • “khélte” 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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