bénne

See also: benne, and Bënne

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when.

Adverb

bénne

1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) when

   Bénne khimmasto so bènnamich?

   When are you coming to see me?

Alternative forms

• benn (Luserna)

Conjunction

bénne

1. (Sette Comuni) when

   Ail bénne ich rüufedar.

   Come when I call you.

   Bénne 'snaibet stéet innont.

   When it snows, stay in.

Alternative forms

• ben (Luserna)

References

• “bénne” 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