hóoza

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German hose, from Old High German hosa, from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“husk, shell; leggings, trousers”). Cognate with German Hose (“trousers”), English hose.

Noun

hóoza f (plural hóozen, diminutive hözale)

  1. (Sette Comuni) stocking, sock
    Büllane hóozen haltent barm de büuse.
    Wool socks keep the feet warm.

References
  • “hóoza” 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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