hund

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur, Norwegian Bokmål hund, Danish hund.

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) dog


wolf

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, Dutch wolf, English wolf, Icelandic úlfur.

(Carcoforo, Formazza, Gressoney, Issime, Rimella and Campello Monti) wolf


handle

(Uri) to stroke the teats of a dairy cow until they fill with milk


hun

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


Schaf

Probably borrowed from German Schaf, or else influenced by it. Doublet of Schooff, which was inherited.


Fuchs

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Fuchs m (plural Füchs, diminutive Füchsli)

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


Chue

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Chue f (plural Chüe, diminutive Chueli or Chüeli)

Chüe (plural)
Chueli (diminutive)
Chüeli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.

Müetterli, se b'halt Di Chue, / Will Der au Di Büeßli ge.

1826, Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Alemannische Lieder:

di chue hed es groß bitsi und churz tilje (diese kuh hat ein großes euter und kurze zizen)

1842, Albert Schott, Die deutschen Colonien in Piemont:

the cow has a large udder and short teats

(in Standard German: die letzte Kuh macht die Türe zu — the last cow shuts the door)

1983, Paul Portmann, Di Letschti Chue tuet's Törli zue: schweizerdeutsche Sprichwörter, Huber:


Blatt

Blatt n (plural Bletter, diminutive Blettli)

From Middle High German blat, plat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Cognate with German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade, Icelandic blað, Swedish blad.

Ufem Wasser schwümme d’Bletter wie chlini Schiffli.

The leaves swim upon the water like little ships.


Vogel

Vogel m (plural Vögel, diminutive Vögeli)

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.

Si suecht und suecht i Stall und Hus –
Das Vögeli ist uf und drus.

She searches and searches in stable and house – the little bird is up and gone.


Au

From Old High German au, awi, ou, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with German Aue, Dutch ooi, English ewe, Icelandic ær.


Bor

From Italian porro (“leek, wart”), from Latin porrum.

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

(Uri) wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)


Hund

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


Mies

From Middle High German mies, from Old High German mios, an ablauted form of mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss, bog”). Cognate with German Mies.


Rind

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, hrind, from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with German Rind.


Tanne

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ. Cognate with German Tanne.


pum

Borrowed from Piedmontese pom, from Latin pōmum.


Haupt

From Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.


Stier

From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, English steer, Icelandic stjór.


bem

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.


Ross

From Middle High German ros (“horse”), from Old High German ros, hros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross (“horse”).


Esel

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, a borrowing from Late Latin asellus.


Henne

From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Cognate with German Henne, Dutch hen, English hen, Icelandic hæna.


Spatz

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Spatz m (plural Spatze, diminutive Spätzli)

From Middle High German spaz, spatze, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo (“sparrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō. Cognate with German Spatz.


galt

From Middle High German galt.
Compare Cimbrian galt (“not milch; barren”), Carinthian galt (“infertile or pregnant (therefore not milch)”), Swabian gall (“(of sheep) not pregnant”), German gelt (“infertile”), Tyrolean galt (“unfarmed land”), Danish gold (“barren; sterile; not milch”), Old Swedish galdvider (“barren tree”).


Flo

From Middle High German vlō, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.
Cognate with German Floh, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


jage

From Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn.


Làuich

From Old High German louh, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Cognate with German Lauch, Dutch look, English leek, Icelandic laukur.


Geiss

From Old High German geiz, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-. Cognate with German Geiß, Dutch geit, English goat, Icelandic geit, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”).


Chatz

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Chatz f (plural Chatze, diminutive Chätzli)

From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.


biise

(Uri, of livestock) To run around wildly.


Hue

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn (“hen, chicken”). Cognate with German Huhn, Dutch hoen.


Striche

From striche (“to stroke”), from Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.


hunn

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


Hengscht

From Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with German Hengst, Dutch hengst, North Frisian hingst, Icelandic hestur.


Chats

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


Muus

From Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Cognate with German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Icelandic mús.


Rapp

From Middle High German raben, from Old High German raban, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with German Rabe, Dutch raaf, English raven, Danish ravn.


Öpfel

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

(Kurzenberg (Appenzell), Bern, Grisons, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zürich) apple


Buech

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Buech n (plural Büecher, diminutive Büechli)

Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with German Buch, Dutch boek, English book, Icelandic bók.


Bölle

From Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā (“ball; bowl”). Compare Bullere (“the knobbly parts of cheese”).


Rääbe

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Rääbe f (plural Rääbe, diminutive Rääbli)

From Middle High German rābe, from Old High German rāba. Compare German Rübe, Latin rāpum, Russian репа (repa).


Güggel

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare regional German Gickel, southern or colloquial German Gockel.


Roos

Roos m (plural Roose, diminutive Röösli)

From Middle High German rōse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa. Cognate with German Rose.


Summervogel

Summer (“summer”) + Vogel (“bird”). Compare German Sommervogel.

(central and northern Switzerland) butterfly


Chrott

Chrott f (plural Chrotte, diminutive Chröttli)

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (“toad”), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”), from Proto-Indo-European *guredʰ- (“toad”).


Tuub

Tuub f (plural Tuube, diminutive Tüübli)

From Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.
Cognate with German Taube, German Low German Duuv, Dutch duif, English dove, Danish due, Faroese dúgva, dúva, Icelandic dúfa, Norwegian Bokmål due, Norwegian Nynorsk due, Swedish duva.

Se fromm wie 's Tübli ufem Dach, / Se widleich wie d'Foräll im Bach.

As bold as the little dove on the roof, as lithe as the trout in the stream.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Damn pigeons! Sometimes you can't avoid it. Wherever they are, they shit over everything.

Chaibe Tuube! Mängisch chunt me da nöd drum ume. Wo di sind, schiisids ales voll.

Tuube

Entlebuch; Appenzell; Kesswil; Fürstenland


Brüüsch

Probably ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”), therefore cognate with Cornish and Welsh grug, Irish and Scottish Gaelic fraoch, also Galician breixo, Spanish brezo, French bruyère.


Liib

Liib m (plural Liiber, diminutive Liibli)

From Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body; life”). Cognate with German Leib, Dutch lijf, English life, Icelandic líf.


Tulipaane

From Italian tulipano, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (dülbend), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”).


fuks

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


Schnägg

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Schnägg m (plural Schnägge, diminutive Schnäggli)

Schnägge (plural)
Schnäggli (diminutive)

From Middle High German snegge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô. Cognate with Plautdietsch Schnigj, English snig.


Haselmuus

Haselmuus f (plural Haselmüüs, diminutive Haselmüüsli)

Haselmüüs (plural)
Haselmüüsli (diminutive)

Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.

She sleeps in the woods like a dormouse.


Nägeli

From Middle High German negelīn. By surface analysis, Nagel + li. Compare German Nägelein (archaic), German Nägelchen, German Nelke.


Gaas

Gaas f (genitive singular Gases, plural Gëes, genitive plural Gësens)

Gases (genitive singular)
Gëes (plural)
Gësens (genitive plural)

From Old Bernian gas, gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognate with German Gans, Dutch gans, English goose, Icelandic gæs.


Haase

From Old High German haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô. Cognate with German Hase, Dutch haas, English hare, Swedish hare.


Bone

From Middle High German bone, from Old High German bōna, from Proto-Germanic *baunō. Cognate with German Bohne, Dutch boon, English bean, Icelandic baun.


Fogel

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.


Leiker

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German leichen (“to hop”). Compare Welsh llo (“calf”).


Sou

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz (“sow”). Cognate with German Sau, Icelandic sýr, Swedish so.


Aff

From Old High German affo, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with German Affe, Dutch aap, English ape, Swedish apa.


Graas

Graas n (plural Grääser, diminutive Grääsli)

From Middle High German gras. Cognate with German Gras.


Wagge

Borrowed from Italian vacca (“cow”), from Latin vacca.


Leew

From Old High German lēwo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with German Leu, Luxembourgish Léiw, Dutch leeuw.


effél

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.


hònn

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.


chatzò

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


trüffulu

From Old French trufle, a variant of trufe, itself borrowed from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin *tufera, from Latin tūber.


artuffula

From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”), from Medieval Latin *territūberum, from Latin terrae tūber (“tuber of the earth”).


baum

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.


fuksch

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


vucks

From Middle High German vuhs, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”). Cognate with German Fuchs, English fox.


Heuwstöffel

Heuw (“hay”) + Stöffel (“clumsy creature”)


Wäntele

Perhaps dissimilated from Middle High German wantlūs (“bug, bedbug”, literally “wall-louse”), from Old High German wantlūs (“bedbug”).


Räägemoli

(Uri) Alpine salamander (Salamandra atra)


Wassermoli

(Uri) Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra


Parniise

Borrowed from Italian pernice (“partridge”).


Heidëchsli

From Heidëchs + -li (“diminutive suffix”). Heidëchs from Middle High German eidëhse, from Old High German egidehsa.


Chräps

From Old High German crebiz, krebiz, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz. Cognate with German Krebs, Dutch kreeft, German Low German Krefft.


Chrotte

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (“toad”), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”).


Ameisse

From Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā.


Mugge

From Old High German mugga, from Proto-Germanic *mugjǭ. Cognate with German Mücke, Dutch mug, English midge.


Schëre

(Uri) mole (mammal of the Talpidae family)


Brämme

From Middle High German breme, from Old High German brema, from *breman (“to drone”), from Proto-Germanic *bremaną (“to roar”). Cognate with archaic German Breme.


Chääfer

From Middle High German kever, from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Cognate with German Käfer, English chafer, Dutch kever.


Huu

From Old High German hūh, from Proto-West Germanic *hūō (“owl”). Cognate with German Uhu (“eagle owl”), Dutch huilen (“to cry, weep; to howl”), English howl.

(Uri) owl, especially the Eurasian eagle owl


Wespi

From Middle High German wespe, webse, wefse from Old High German wefsa, wafsa, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognate with German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.


Gants

From Old High German gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognate with German Gans, Dutch gans, English goose, Icelandic gæs.


Flüüge

From Middle High German fliege, vliege, from Old High German flioga, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Cognate with German Fliege, Dutch vlieg, English fly.


Kawall

Borrowed from Italian cavallo (“horse”).


Chüngel

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Chüngel m (plural Chüngel, diminutive Chüngeli)

From Old French connil, from Latin cunīculus.


Färli

From Old High German farhili, a diminutive of farh, from farah (“pig, piglet”). Equivalent to Far + -li. Compare Luxembourgish Fierkel, German Ferkel.


Biire

From Middle High German bir, from Old High German bira, from Vulgar Latin pira, the plural of Latin pirum.


Füli

From Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic *fulīną, from *fulô (“foal”). Cognate with German Füllen, Dutch veulen, English foal, Icelandic foli, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌰 (fula).


Müss

From Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Cognate with German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Icelandic mús.


Eichhore

From Middle High German eichorn, eichhorn, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō.
Cognate with German Eichhorn, Dutch eekhoorn, West Frisian iikhoarn, Icelandic íkorni.


Suu

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz (“sow”). Cognate with German Sau, Icelandic sýr, Swedish so.


Chalp

Chalpli (diminutive)
Chäpli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb. Cognate with Dutch kalf, English calf, Icelandic kálfur.


Bärr

From Middle High German bër, Old High German bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô, conventionally taken to be a taboo-avoidance term derived from the word for "brown". Cognate with German Bär, Dutch beer, English bear, Icelandic björn.


Fugs

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


Äämberri

From Middle High German hintber from Old High German hintperi from hinta (“hind, doe”) + beri (“berry”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Hambier, German Himbeere; compare English hindberry, Icelandic hindber, Danish hindbær.


Porgge

Ultimately from Latin porcus, probably borrowed via some stage of Romansch.


Buderi

Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus#Translingual

(Uri, plural only) bilberry, whortleberry, Vaccinium myrtillus


Berri

From Old High German beri, from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Cognate with German Beere, West Flemish beier, Saterland Frisian Bäie, English berry, Icelandic ber, Swedish bär.


Chnopplich

From Middle High German knobelouch, with dissimilation from Old High German chlobalouh (literally “clove-leek”). Cognate with German Knoblauch; see there for more.


Schooff

From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf. Cognate with German Schaf, Dutch schaaf, English sheep. Doublet of Schaf, which is probably borrowed from Standard German.


Chaabiß

From Middle High German kabez, kappuz, kappiz, from Old High German kabuz, from Latin caputia, from caput (“head”). Cognate with German Kappes.


Kermille

From Middle High German gamille, kamille, from Old French camomille.


Jüppi

(Uri, plural only) The alpenrose, Rhododendron ferrugineum


Räätrich

From Old High German rātih, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, from Latin rādīx.

(Uri) radish (plant of the Raphanus genus)


Geerste

From Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Cognate with German Gerste, Dutch gerst, English gorse.


Blacke

(Uri, plural only) monk's rhubarb, Rumex alpinus


Hamf

From Old High German hanaf, hanif, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Cognate with German Hanf, Dutch hennep, English hemp, Icelandic hampur.


Läärche

From Middle High German lerche, larche, from Old High German lerihha, larihha, an early borrowing from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix), itself borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Cognate with German Lärche, Cimbrian lèrch, and, distantly, English tree.


Grübli

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea#Translingual

(Uri) lingonberry, cowberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea


Pless

(Uri) A cow with a white spot on its forehead.


Märe

From Old High German meriha, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō. Cognate with German Mähre, Dutch merrie, English mare, Swedish märr.


Brendli

(Uri, plural only) The black vanilla orchid, Gymnadenia nigra.


presch

(Uri, of the udders of a cow) bursting with milk


Elifant

From Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).


mëlch

From Middle High German mëlch, melk, from Old High German melch, from Proto-West Germanic *melk, from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“to wipe, wipe off, milk”). Cognate with German melk, Low German melke, Saterland Frisian meelk, English milch, Icelandic milkur, mjólkur.


Vëh

From Old High German fihu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu. Cognate with German Vieh, Dutch vee, West Frisian fee, English fee.


Pfiffi

From early Middle High German pfiffiz (“pip”), from Medieval Latin pipīta.

(Uri, of chickens) The hardening of the tip of the tongue, a symptom of pip.


Murmete

Ultimately from Latin mūris montānus (literally “mountain rat”), perhaps via Italian murmontana, or from Old High German muremunto, murmunto. Compare English marmot.


Chromme

(Uri) A shed for small domesticated animals.


Purggli

Porgge (“pig”) + -li (diminutive suffix).


Giir

From Old High German gīr, from giri (“greedy”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gernaz (“eager, willing”). Cognate to German Geier (“vulture”), German gern (“willingly”), English yearn (“desire strongly”), Dutch gaarne (“with pleasure”), Icelandic gjarn (“willing”).


Bii

From Old High German bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bei, West Frisian bij, English bee, Icelandic bý, Swedish bi.


jäukig

From Middle High German jöuchen. Related to jage (“to hunt”).


Heuw

From Old High German hewi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją. Compare German Heu, Dutch hooi, English hay, Swedish hö.


gebüesmet

(Uri, especially of livestock) afflicted with a hernia


Bruuni

(Uri) A Braunvieh, a type of cattle native to Switzerland.


lüüffig

From Late Middle High German löufec (“feasible; common; proficient”). Cognate with German läufig (“in heat”).


Bruk

(Uri) Bushes, thickets, especially of alpenroses.


Fluume

From Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-West Germanic *plūmā, borrowed from Latin prūnum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon), from an ancient language of Asia Minor.


Fërsich

From Middle High German pfersich, itself borrowed from Latin persicum. Cognate with German Pfirsich.


Ziisse

(Uri) the stream of milk produced by the udder


Sente

(Uri) A group of cows that live in the same barn.


Gemschi

Borrowed from Italian camozza (“female chamois”), from Late Latin camōx, from Gaulish, probably ultimately from Raetic or Ancient Ligurian.


Meisse

(Uri) A cow that is pregnant for the first time at two years old.


Zëche

From Middle High German zecke, from Old High German cecho. Cognate to German Zecke, Dutch teek, English tick.


Seike

From Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zikkīn, from Proto-West Germanic *tikkīn.

(derogatory) A difficult woman; a bitch.


Joggene

(Uri)blue-spiked rampion (Phyteuma betonicifolium)


Milme

From Middle High German milwe, from Old High German miliwa. Cognate with German Milbe (“mite”).


Gämere

Veratrum album
Veratrum album#Translingual


Moli

From Middle High German mol, molle, from Old High German mol, mollo, from Proto-Germanic *mulô. Cognate with German Molch.


Chorn

From Old High German korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną. Cognate with German Korn, Dutch koren, English corn, Swedish korn.


Chestene

From Middle High German kesten, from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Kästen, Kesten, English chesten.


Hebi

From Old High German hevo, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjō. Cognate with German Hefe, Dutch hef.


Chruut

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Chruut n (plural Chrüüter, diminutive Chrüütli)

→ French: choucroute (second element)


Mäser

From Old High German masar, masor, from Proto-Germanic *masuraz. Cognate with German Maser (“knot (of wood)”), English mazer (“maple tree, maple wood”).


Mël

From Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with German Mehl, Dutch meel, English meal, Swedish mjöl.


Schwalme

From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognates include German Schwalbe, Dutch zwaluw, English swallow, Swedish svala.


Baaum

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.


Wüüre

From Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz. Compare Luxembourgish Wuerm, Hunsrik Worrem, Plautdietsch Worm, Dutch worm, North Frisian wörem, English worm, Icelandic ormur, Swedish orm, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms).


Blösch

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Blösch m (plural Blösche, diminutive Blöschli)

Variant form (with labialization) of Blesch.

(Name for) a cow with a white spot, especially on its forehead; or alternatively a cow of a single colour, variously black, grey, red or brown depending on the region.


Haane

From Old High German hano, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognate with German Hahn, Dutch haan, Icelandic hani.


Bachrolle

(Breisgau, Försteland) globeflower (Trollius europaeus)


Bachbummele

Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris#Translingual

(Breisgau) marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)


Ankebälleli

From Anke + Balle + -li, literally “little butterball”, from the appearance of the blossoms.


Bettseicher

Bett + Seicher. Compare Luxembourgish Bettseechesch, French pissenlit.


Chriesibaum

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Chriesibaum m (plural Chriesibäum, diminutive Chriesibäumli)

Chriesibäum (plural)
Chriesibäumli (diminutive)


Chriesi

From Middle High German kriesī, from a stem variant of Old High German kriesa, from Vulgar Latin ceresia. The form is exclusively Alemannic and shows retention of the Latin stress unlike general Old High German kirsa.