Schwiiz

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German Suittes (attested 972), perhaps from the verb suedan (“to burn”), referring to a spot cleared by slash-and-burn, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną; compare Old Norse svíða (“to burn, singe”). See German Schwyz for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʋiːt͡s/

Proper noun

Schwiiz f

  1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
    D'Schwiiz isch en Staat in Mittelöiropa.
    Switzerland is a country in Central Europe.
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