dikhe

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• dikh (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchi, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz (“thick”). Cognate with German dick, English thick.

Adjective

dikhe (comparative dikhor, superlative dar dikhorste) (Sette Comuni)

1. big

   dikhe zobia an kuufa ― big as a barrel

2. fat
3. thick

Declension

Positive forms of dikhe

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dikhe	zi ist dikhe	is ist dikhe	ze zèint dikhe
with definite article	nominative	dar dikhe	de dikha	's dikhe	de dikhen
	accusative	in dikhen	de dikha	's dikhe	de dikhen
	dative	me dikhen	dar dikhen	me dikhen	in dikhen
with indefinite article	nominative	an dikhar	an dikha	an dikhes	(khòone) dikhen
	accusative	an dikhen	an dikha	an dikhes	(khòone) dikhen
	dative	aname dikhen	anara dikhen	aname dikhen	(khòonen) dikhen
without article	nominative				dikhe
	accusative				dikhe
	dative				dikhen

Comparative forms of dikhe

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dikhor	zi ist dikhor	is ist dikhor	ze zèint dikhor
with definite article	nominative	dar dikhore	de dikhora	's dikhore	de dikhorn
	accusative	in dikhorn	de dikhora	's dikhore	de dikhorn
	dative	me dikhorn	dar dikhorn	me dikhorn	in dikhorn
with indefinite article	nominative	an dikhorar	an dikhora	an dikhors	(khòone) dikhorn
	accusative	an dikhorn	an dikhora	an dikhors	(khòone) dikhorn
	dative	aname dikhorn	anara dikhorn	aname dikhorn	(khòonen) dikhorn
without article	nominative				dikhore
	accusative				dikhore
	dative				dikhorn

Superlative forms of dikhe

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dar dikhorste	zi ist dar dikhorsta	is ist dar dikhorste	ze zèint dar dikhorste
with definite article	nominative	dar dikhorste	de dikhorsta	's dikhorste	de dikhorsten
	accusative	in dikhorsten	de dikhorsta	's dikhorste	de dikhorsten
	dative	me dikhorsten	dar dikhorsten	me dikhorsten	in dikhorsten
with indefinite article	nominative	an dikhorstar	an dikhorsta	an dikhorstes	(khòone) dikhorsten
	accusative	an dikhorsten	an dikhorsta	an dikhorstes	(khòone) dikhorsten
	dative	aname dikhorsten	anara dikhorsten	aname dikhorsten	(khòonen) dikhorsten
without article	nominative				dikhorste
	accusative				dikhorste
	dative				dikhorsten

Derived terms

• dikhar
• dikharan

References

• “dikhe” 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