finko

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• vinkh (Luserna)

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