finko

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vinke, from Old High German fincho, from Proto-Germanic *finkô (“finch”). Cognate with German Fink, and more distantly English finch.

Noun

finko f (plural finken)

  1. (Sette Comuni) finch
    De finken finkent lustig. ― The finches chirp cheerfully.

References
  • “finko” 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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