"Schwiiz" meaning in Alemannic German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃʋiːt͡s/
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. Etymology templates: {{der|gsw|goh|Suittes}} Old High German Suittes, {{der|gsw|gem-pro|*swīþaną}} Proto-Germanic *swīþaną, {{cog|non|svíða||to burn, singe}} Old Norse svíða (“to burn, singe”), {{cog|de|Schwyz}} German Schwyz Head templates: {{head|gsw|proper noun|g=f}} Schwiiz f
  1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Switzerland Related terms: schwiizerisch, Schwiizertüütsch
    Sense id: en-Schwiiz-gsw-name-JuToAxyv Categories (other): Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "gsw",
        "2": "proper noun",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Alemannic German",
  "lang_code": "gsw",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
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          "name": "Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header",
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "gsw",
          "name": "Countries in Europe",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "gsw",
          "name": "Switzerland",
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            "Eurasia",
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            "All topics",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Switzerland is a country in Central Europe.",
          "text": "D'Schwiiz isch en Staat in Mittelöiropa.",
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          "Switzerland",
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        ],
        [
          "Western Europe",
          "Western Europe#English"
        ],
        [
          "Central Europe",
          "Central Europe#English"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "schwiizerisch"
        },
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          "word": "Schwiizertüütsch"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃʋiːt͡s/"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German Suittes",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gsw",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swīþaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swīþaną",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "svíða",
        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Schwyz"
      },
      "expansion": "German Schwyz",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gsw",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Alemannic German",
  "lang_code": "gsw",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "word": "schwiizerisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwiizertüütsch"
    }
  ],
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        "Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Alemannic German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Alemannic German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "gsw:Countries",
        "gsw:Countries in Europe",
        "gsw:Switzerland"
      ],
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        {
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          "text": "D'Schwiiz isch en Staat in Mittelöiropa.",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "Western Europe",
          "Western Europe#English"
        ],
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          "Central Europe#English"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃʋiːt͡s/"
    }
  ],
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