khlóop

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German klobe, from Old High German chlobo, from Proto-West Germanic *klubō, from Proto-Germanic *klubô, related to *kleubaną (“to split, cleave”). Cognate with German Klobe, Kloben, Dutch kloof.

Noun

khlóop m (plural khlöope)

  1. (Sette Comuni) crack, fissure
    Vor òan ba d'èrbatet, de khlöope machentzich och in de hénte.
    Those who work get cracks on their hands.

Further reading
  • “khlóop” 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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