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:


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.


Hund

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


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.


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.


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.


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”).


jage

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


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.


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.


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.


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”).


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.


Haase

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


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.


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.


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.


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.


Schëre

(Uri) mole (mammal of the Talpidae family)


Kawall

Borrowed from Italian cavallo (“horse”).


Chüngel

Chüngel m (plural Chüngel, diminutive Chüngeli)

From Old French connil, from Latin cunīculus.


Porgge

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


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.


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.


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.


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).


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.


Färli

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


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.


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.


Murmete

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


Purggli

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


jäukig

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


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”).


Ziisse

(Uri) the stream of milk produced by the udder


Meisse

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


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.


Seike

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

(derogatory) A difficult woman; a bitch.


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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.