summer

sumar (alternative)
sumber (alternative)


Haus

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs.


sun

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-West Germanic *sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”). Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.


moon

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Herz

From Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza. Cognate with German Herz.


Mo

From Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-. Doublet of ma.


Schmäh

From Middle High German smæhe, from Old High German smāhi. Alternative proposals are Yiddish שמע (shma, “tale; the things heard”), and Rotwelsch Schmee (“cant, lie, fine humour”).

bor

Geh, des is doch a Schmäh.

Mit dem Schmäh håm's dena Leit is Göd aus der Tåschn zogn.

They wheedled money out of peoples' pockets with this con.

Geh, schleich di mit dein Schmäh.

(derogatory) deception, trickery, tricks, swindle, lie, con

De Politiker derzöhn eh nur lauter Schmäh.

Politicians only spout hollow phrases anyway.

Dånn woa des ois nur a Schmäh?

(derogatory) hollow phrase; empty promise; large talk or idea without substance

Mim Schaffner in der Båhn håmma immer an kurzn Schmäh.

We always have a quick chit-chat with the conductor on the train.

Månche Leit woin ned nur wås kaufn im Gschäft, sondern ah a bissl an Schmäh fiahrn.

Some people don't just want to buy something in the shop, but also want to have a bit of small talk.

Der håd an leiwandn Schmäh.

Nå, heid rennt der Schmäh.

The jokes are going back and forth today.

Den Oidn muasst min Schmäh påckn, dånn geht des scho.

You have to turn on your charm on the old man and it'll work out.

Der Wiener Schmäh is sicher gwehnungsbediaftig.

You certainly have to get used to the Viennese Schmäh.

Mit a bissl an Schmäh kummst leichter durchs Lebn.

A little bit of Schmäh makes life easier.

charms; wit; blarney; a relaxed, cheerful, humorous, yet grumpy and cynical attitude towards life (often considered untranslatable)


Fuchs

Füchsel

plural: Füchsel, dative plural: Füchseln


regn

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


Sau

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-West Germanic *sū. Cognate with German Sau.


Aug

From Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognates include Alemannic German Aug, Yiddish אויג (oyg), German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō).

(on plants, esp. potatoes, grapevines and fruit trees) germ, bud; eye (potato)

on plants; esp. potatoes; grapevines and fruit trees; on plants; esp. potatoes; grapevines and fruit trees

(on the surface of liquids, e.g. soup) drop or globule of grease or fat


Kaffee

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Kaffee m (plural Kaffee, diminutive Kaffetscherl)

Kaffee (plural)
Kaffetscherl (diminutive)

17th century, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوة (qahwa). Doublet of Café.


Boa

Boa n (plural Boana, diminutive Boanl or Boanerl)

Boana (plural)
Boanl (diminutive)
Boanerl (diminutive)
Baa (alternative)
Boan (alternative)

From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare German Bein and Gebeine, Dutch been, English bone, Danish ben.


Bock

From Middle High German boc, poc, from Old High German boc, from Proto-West Germanic *bukk. Cognate to English buck, German Bock, Dutch bok, Norwegian bukk, Swedish bock, Danish buk.

buck, ram; the male of certain animals, especially goat, sheep, and roedeer

(gymnastics) an apparatus for performing jumps, similar to a vaulting horse but shorter.


Bock

From a southern German alteration of Einbeck, a brewery town in Lower Saxony, where the beer originally hails from. The Low German placename suffix -beck (“-brook”) was reinterpreted in southern dialects as the plural of Bock (etymology 1 above). Compare a fuller form still in Oambock, Ambock.


Dia

From Middle High German tür, from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.

door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)


Germ

From Middle High German gërwe, gërwen, from the verb gëren, variant of jesen and gësen (whence gärn and German gären), from Old High German jesan, from Proto-Germanic *jesaną (and possibly *jazjaną), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (“to well, seethe, foam, ferment”). Related to English yeast.


Grün

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Grün f (plural Grün, diminutive Grüllerl)

Grün (plural)
Grüllerl (diminutive)
Grü (alternative)
Gruin (alternative)

From Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, probably from Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), possibly onomatopoeic in origin, but perhaps borrowed in turn from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”), of unknown further origin.

der

(zoology) cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)


Hund

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Hund m (plural Hund, diminutive Hunderl)

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

etymon

(derogatory) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)


Kind

From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic *kind. Cognates include German Kind and Luxembourgish Kand.

Wårme Sunn, dås erste Pråterveigerl:
 Ållweil wieder gfreust di wiara Kind.

1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

Warm sun, the first violet:
 You always rejoice like a child again.

Kumm ober, du eifrig's Kind.

2015, “Wien wort auf di [Vienna waits for you]”, performed by Granada:


Koffer

→ German: Koffer (“idiot”)

Originally a Rotwelsch term. From Yiddish כפר (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר (kp̄ār, “village”).

(East Central Bavarian, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) idiot, fool


Master

From Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Proto-West Germanic *maistar (“master”).


Mensch

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Mensch m (accusative Menschen or Mensch'n, plural Menschen or Mensch'n or Menschn)

Menschen (accusative)
Mensch'n (accusative)
Menschen (plural)
Mensch'n (plural)
Menschn (plural)

From Middle High German mensche, mensch, from Old High German mennisko, a substantivization of the adjective mennisk, from Proto-West Germanic *mannisk, from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“human, man”). Cognates include German Mensch, Yiddish מענטש (mentsh), Dutch mens, English mannish, Old Norse mennskr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (mannisks).


Mensch

Mensch n (plural Menscher, diminutive Menscherl)

Menscher (plural)
Menscherl (diminutive)


Reich

From Middle High German rîche (“empire, kingdom, realm”, noun). Cognate with German Reich.


Sabotage

/ˌsɑb̥oˈd̥ɑːʃ/


Stick

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Stick n (plural Stick, diminutive Stickl or Stickerl)

Stick (plural)
Stickl (diminutive)
Stickerl (diminutive)
Stuck (alternative)

From Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją. Cognates include German Stück, Hunsrik Stick, Dutch stuk, Luxembourgish Stéck, Yiddish שטיק (shtik), dialectal English steck (“piece”).

one, item, piece (of something countable; often untranslated in English)

piece (portion of something bigger or of an uncountable mass)

something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but uncommon of novels and films)


Summer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar. Cognate to German Sommer, Alemannic German Summer, Luxembourgish Summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, English summer, Danish sommer, Icelandic sumar.


Sun

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā. Cognates include German Sonne and Luxembourgish Sonn.

Spür die Sun, die Sun.

2017, “Spür die Sun [Feel the sun]”, performed by Granada:


Tier

From Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Given the unusual plural and the less frequent use than the native term Viech probably a rather recent borrowing from German Tier.


Wind

From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Cognates include German Wind and Luxembourgish Wand.

Zårte Blatterl schiaßen aus die Zweigel,
 und Papierln ziagn im Fruahjåhrswind.

Tender leaves shoot up from the grape,
 and the papers move in the spring wind.

Kumm, moch kan Wind!


Winter

bintar (alternative)
binter (alternative)


Fleischpflanzl

bar-noun

Fleischpflanzl n (plural Fleischpflanzln)

Fleischpflanzln (plural)
Fleischpflanzerl (alternative)

→ German: Fleischpflanzl

Compound of Fleisch (“meat”) + Pfannzeltn (“pancake”), shortened and assimilated to the unrelated Pflanzl.


Häferl

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

Diminutive of Häfn, from Middle High German haven, from Old High German havan, hafan. Probably related to hebn, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

mug (cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer)


Häfn

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Häfn m or n (plural Häfn, diminutive Häferl)

Häfn (plural)
Häferl (diminutive)
Hafa (alternative)
Hafn (alternative)

From Middle High German haven, from Old High German havan, hafan. Probably related to hebn, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan. Compare also German Häfen and Hafner.


Häfn

Uncertain. Either the same as etymology 1 or from Middle High German habene, habe (in which case cognate with German Hafen, Dutch haven, and English haven) or a conflation of both.


Paradeiser

Paradeiser (plural)
Paradeis (alternative)

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯sɐ/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːsɐ/

From Paradeisåpfe or rather Paradeis + -er.


haus

(Sappada, Sauris, Timau) Alternative form of Haus: house


Hirn

Hirn n (plural Hirn, diminutive Hirnderl)

From Middle High German hirne, hërne, from Old High German hirni (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”); see there for the cognates.


sunne

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna. Cognate with German Sonne, English sun.


Pferd

Pferd n (plural Pferd, diminutive Pfertl or Pferterl)

Pferd (plural)
Pfertl (diminutive)
Pferterl (diminutive)

From Middle High German phert, pherit, pferift (“riding horse”), from Old High German pherit, pfarifrit, parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus (originally “substitute post horse”). Largely displaced the native word Ross, except in compounds like Rossknedl or Rossfleisch.

Equus ferus caballus
Equus ferus caballus#Translingual

(zoology) horse (any member of the species Equus ferus and Equus ferus caballus)


hame

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Icelandic heimur; also Albanian komb.


erti

From Middle High German er(ge)tac, from Old High German *ariōtag, from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags), a calque of Ancient Greek (ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως ((hēméra) Ắreōs, “(day of) Ares”). Cognate with German Ertag, Mòcheno eirta, Cimbrian èrtag.

der

*𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃

(ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως

eirtach (alternative)
ertach (alternative)


Feier

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Feier n (plural Feier, diminutive Feierl)

From Middle High German viur, viwer, viuwer, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

a means for lighting a fire, i.e. a lighter or matches


Feier

Feier f (plural Feiern, diminutive Feierl)

From Middle High German vîre, from Old High German fîra, from Latin fēriae.


Silbe

From Middle High German sillabe, from Old High German sillaba, from Latin syllaba.


mone

Inherited from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).


Dichter

From dichten, dichtn (“to compose”) + -er. Akin to German Dichter and Luxembourgish Dichter.

I waaß net, es gibt so vü' Dichter in Wien,
 und ålle geehrt und berühmt.

1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Sieg der Provinz:

I didn't know there were so many poets in Vienna,
 and all honorable and famous.

(Oberbayerisch, Österreichisch, including Lower Austria, Vienna) poet

including Lower Austria; Vienna; including Lower Austria; Vienna


vogn

From Middle High German wagen, from Old High German wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.

carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)

cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)


ais

From Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.


Kristkindl

Related to Kristkind. Cognate to German Christkindl.

Do kon ih wieda betn, wo in Glick und Noth
Meini Voreltern bet't hohn zan unsern liabn Gott,
Wo ih s gsechn hon, wia s Kristkindl in Krippel leid,
Wia da Heilond aus n Grob steigt zur Ostazeit,

Vor da Haustoana Kirchn. A Stückl in da steirischn Gmoansproch. In: Heimgarten. Eine Monatsschrift gegründet und geleitet von P. K. Rosegger. IX. Jahrgang. Graz. Druck und Verlag von „Leykam“. 1885. Pages 935–936

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bort

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). Cognate with German Wort, English word.


milch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).

milach (alternative)
milich (alternative)


monti

From Old High German mānitag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Danish mandag, Norwegian mandag, Swedish måndag.

inh

Monda (alternative)
Mondåg (alternative)
montach (alternative)


suun

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”). Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.


longas

From Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn.

lòngas (alternative)
longast (alternative)


Eier

From Middle High German eier, plural of Middle High German and Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Nimm a Eier und hau's in d'Pfånn.

(East Central Bavarian, chiefly Vienna) egg

(East Central Bavarian, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) loser, good-for-nothing


Pfurz

From Middle High German vurz, from Old High German furz, from Proto-West Germanic *furtu. Compare German Furz.


sune

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna. Cognate with German Sonne, English sun.


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Stund f (plural Stund, diminutive Stunderl)

From Middle High German stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”). Cognates include German Stunde, Yiddish שטונד (shtund), Dutch stond, English stound, Old Norse stund, Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (*stunda).

inh

hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)

lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)


kase

From Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.

Kas (alternative)
ckaas (alternative)
khase (alternative)


Anser

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Anser m (plural Anser, diminutive Anserl)

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

Anser (plural)
Anserl (diminutive)
Oanser (alternative)

an academic grade indicating "very good", corresponding to an A in English-speaking countries


Kini

Kenigin (feminine)
Kinig (alternative)
Kenig (alternative)
Kineng (alternative)


muiter

From Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, English mother.

Muada (alternative)
muatar (alternative)
mueter (alternative)


schuile

From Middle High German schōle, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-West Germanic *skōla, from Latin schola. Cognate with German Schule, English school.

schual (alternative)
schuele (alternative)


Weh

(Austria, Vienna) loser, good-for-nothing


Bua

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Bua m (plural Buam or Buama, diminutive Buali or Burli, feminine Madl)

Buam (plural)
Buama (plural)
Buali (diminutive)
Burli (diminutive)
Madl (feminine)
pua (alternative)

Possibly from unattested Middle High German *buo, *bue and Old High German *buo (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male name of unknown meaning. Cognates include German Bub, Bube, Dutch boef (“villain”), Norwegian boa. Probably also related to boy; see there for more.


Obaatzda

Obatzda or Obazda, a Bavarian cheese delicacy


Bam

From Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum. Cognates include German Baum and Luxembourgish Bam.

Zwischen d'Bam palästern a påår Lackeln,
 g'schrian uns söig mit an Fetzenbålln

Between the trees a few men play football,
 they're calling us, happy with a ball of scraps


Wurscht

Wurscht f (plural Wirscht, diminutive Wirschtl or Wirschterl)

Wirscht (plural)
Wirschtl (diminutive)
Wirschterl (diminutive)
Wuascht (alternative)

From Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti.


Dram

From Middle High German trâm, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz. Cognate with German Traum, Low German Droom, Dutch droom, English dream, Danish drøm.


Leit

From Middle High German liute, from Old High German liuti, also liudi, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic *liudīz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”).
Compare Dutch lieden, luden, luiden, Old Norse lýðir (“people”) (whence Icelandic lýður), Old Saxon liudi, Old English lēode (“people”), English lede (“people”), Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍃 (*liuþs), Russian люди (ljudi), Bulgarian люде (ljude).

der

De Leit san deppert.

people (several individual persons, a group of people in general)

Wo sand'n deine Leit heid?


Eck

Eckn (plural)
Eckerl (diminutive)
Eckn (alternative)

From Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic *aggju, from Proto-Germanic *agjō.

a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something


Hawara

From Rotwelsch, from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver). Cognate with German Chawer and Dutch gabber. Not related with habern.

1971, Wolfgang Teuschl, Da Jesus und seine Hawara:

(Austria, Vienna) friend, close companion.


Schwammerl

Diminutive of Schwåmm, from Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz.


bòsser

From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waʒʒar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with German Wasser, English water.


mònn

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

Må (alternative)
mon (alternative)
moon (alternative)


baib

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.


Dreier

an academic grade indicating "satisfactory" or "average", corresponding roughly to a C in English-speaking countries


sunn

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz (“son”). Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.


Dam

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Dam m (plural Dam or Damer, diminutive Damerl)

Dam (plural)
Damer (plural)
Damerl (diminutive)
Daam (alternative)

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to grow”).


Klass

Borrowed from Latin classis via French classe.

a class; a grouping
(school) form; grade; year

(sociology, economics) class (grouping based on upbringing, job, wealth, etc.)


Fut

From Middle High German fut, fut, probably from Proto-West Germanic *futi, from Proto-Germanic *fuþiz (“vagina”). Cognates include German Fut and Fotze, Kölsch Fott, Old Norse fuð, Norwegian fud. Relation to Fotz and Fotzn unclear.

(vulgar, derogatory) cunt (swearword towards women)


Wurt

Wearter (plural)
Wuat (alternative)
Wort (alternative)
Wåoscht (alternative)

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om.


Woaz

From Middle High German weize, from Old High German weizi, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz.

Turknwoaz

maize; maize; Lower Austrian variety of Central Bavarian


Wossa

Wossa n (plural Wossa, diminutive Wasserl)

Wossa (plural)
Wasserl (diminutive)
Wassa (alternative)
Wåsser (alternative)

From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥. Cognates include German Wasser, Yiddish וואַסער (vaser), Dutch water, English water, Old Norse vatn, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō).


Fuaß

Fuaß m (plural Fiaß, diminutive Fuaßerl)

Fiaß (plural)
Fuaßerl (diminutive)
Fouß (alternative)

From Middle High German vuoz, from Old High German fuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognates include German Fuß, Gottscheerish vúəs, Yiddish פֿוס (fus), Dutch voet, Old Norse fótr, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus).


Wåsser

Wåsser n (plural Wåsser, diminutive Wasserl)

Wåsser (plural)
Wasserl (diminutive)
Wassa (alternative)
Wossa (alternative)


Kipfler

Kipfl + -er, following the resemblance in shape.

A small elongated variety of potato with yellow flesh

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, humorous) eyes


Taag

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

From Middle High German teic, from Old High German teig, teic, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”).


Voda

Vadda (alternative)
Våttan (alternative)


Tand

From Middle High German tant (“idle talk, tricks”), of unclear origin, possibly a Romance borrowing, compare Spanish tanto (“purchase price”, literally “so much”). Cognate with German Tand, Danish tant, Norwegian Bokmål tant.


Dåch

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Dåch n (plural Dächer, diminutive Dachl or Dacherl)

Dächer (plural)
Dachl (diminutive)
Dacherl (diminutive)

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.


Kortschn

Borrowed from Slovene grča (“knot, gnarl”).


Glick

Glick n (no plural, diminutive Glickerl)

From Middle High German gelücke, glücke, probably from Old Dutch *gilukki, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *lok (“shutter, lock”).
Cognates include German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck, Danish lykke, Swedish lycka, Icelandic lukka.

der

happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)

luck, success (mostly when seen as dependent on unearned, accidental factors)

good luck, chance (positive coincidence)

(only in specific contexts) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate


Lung

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Lung f (plural Lungan, diminutive Lungerl)

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”).


Holler

From Middle High German holler, holer, holder, from Old High German holder, clipping of holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr.


Sandler

sandln + -er. From Middle High German seinen.


Pick

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Pick m (plural Pick, diminutive Pickerl)

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pik (“pitch, tar, wood resin”), from Latin pix (“pitch, tar”). Doublet of Pech.


Pick

Probably from French pique (“grudge, spite”), from French piquer (“to prick, to sting; to be offended”).


Hackler

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Hackler n (plural Hackler, feminine Hacklerin)


Haring

From Old High German hārinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language. Cognates include German Hering, Dutch haring, Yiddish הערינג (hering), English herring, Luxembourgish Hierk.


Haberer

From Rotwelsch, from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver) with suffix -er. Cognate with German Chawer and Dutch gabber. Not related with habern.


Schneck

Schneck f or m (plural Schneckn, diminutive Schneckerl)

tlb

(West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian)

Schneckn (plural)
Schneckerl (diminutive)
Schneckn (alternative)

From Middle High German snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.

(lutherie) scroll (the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard)

(heraldry, rare) a stylized charge consisting of a tapering spiral inward from the edge to the centre of the shield, somewhat resembling the spiral on a snail's shell or a gurges


Hur

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”).

der

(mildly vulgar) whore (female prostitute)

(vulgar, derogatory) whore; slut (sexually unreserved woman); fornicatrix, fornicator (female)


Summa

From Middle High German sumer, from Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar.


Hoar

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, anatomy) hair


Monda

From Old High German mānitag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

Maada (alternative)
Moantog (alternative)
Mondåg (alternative)
Montog (alternative)
Moontig (alternative)
Muuntig (alternative)
Maantig (alternative)
montach (alternative)
monti (alternative)


Freida

From Old High German frīatag (9th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”), calque of Latin dies Veneris. Compare Low German Freedag, Dutch vrijdag, English Friday, Danish fredag.


Samsda

From Middle High German sameztac, samztac, from Old High German sambaztag (“Sabbath day”), from Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal) of earlier, Biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō). The altered Gothic form derives from Byzantine Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, “Sabbath”). Compare German Samstag, French samedi, Old French sambedi, Romansch somda, Romanian sâmbătă, Hungarian szombat, Old Church Slavonic сѫбота (sǫbota).


Sunnda

From Old High German sunnūntag (9th c.), from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (4th c.). Compare German Sonntag, Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.


Zager

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

From Middle High German zeiger, from Old High German zeigāri. By surface analysis, zagn (“to show, point”) + -er.

surface analysis

pointer (similar device on other objects, typically in the form of a needle or arrow)


Grenz

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Grenz f (plural Grenzn, diminutive Grenzerl)

From Middle High German grenize, graniza, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica (“boundary, border”).


Glander

From Middle High German gelanter, collective form of lander (“picket fence; lathe”), possibly derived from linde, linte (“linden tree”), from Old High German linta (“linden tree”) (whence Lindn), from Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō. Compare German Geländer.


Zurn

From Middle High German zorn, Old High German zorn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-nós (whence English tear), from *der- (“to flay, split, shatter”). Cognates include German Zorn, Yiddish צאָרן (tsorn), Dutch toorn, Luxembourgish Zar, Old English torn.


Koda

From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”).


Sunn

1935 (copyright), Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, 2nd edition, Wien/Leipzig, Impression im März, page 15:


Erd

From Middle High German erde, from Old High German erda, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”). Cognates include Yiddish ערד (erd), German Erde, Dutch aarde, West Frisian ierde, English earth, Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk jord, Swedish jord, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).


Schul

From Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


Schnapsidee

From Schnaps (“booze”) + Idee (“idea”). Akin to German Schnapsidee.

[…] dass i mi dann wirklich entschieden hab, den ah des Auslandsjohr zu machen, woa im Prinzip a a Schnapsidee, allerdings koa negativ gmante, […]

2012, Roman Riegler, Die Sozialisation zur Kontrollüberzeugung unter dem Genderaspekt, a Masterarbeit which contains an Interviewtranskript, page 164:

An impractical idea which seems brilliant when one is drunk.


Leich

From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh, (“body, shape, figure”), from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”).


Gsetz

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Gsetz n (plural Gsetz, diminutive Gsetzl or Gsetzerl)

Gsetz (plural)
Gsetzl (diminutive)
Gsetzerl (diminutive)

/ˈɡ̥se̞ːd̥s/

From Middle High German gesetze, gesetzede, from Old High German gisezzida (“fixing, determination, assessment”), from sezzen (“to make sit, set, put”), from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan (“to set, put down”).

der

(fermlichs Gsetz) a bill by the parliamentary legislator according to the procedures devised in the state’s constitution

(materiös Gsetz) any formally published legal norm, a regulation affecting anyone in an unlimited number of cases

a principle governing the phenomena in a particular field of science, a law of nature


Gsicht

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Gsicht n (plural Gsichter, diminutive Gsichterl)

Gsichter (plural)
Gsichterl (diminutive)

→ Czech: ksicht

From Middle High German gesiht, from Old High German gisiht, from Proto-West Germanic *gasihti. Compare German Gesicht, Dutch gezicht.


Gschicht

Gschicht f (plural Gschicht or Gschichtn, diminutive Gschichtl or Gschichterl)

Gschicht (plural)
Gschichtn (plural)
Gschichtl (diminutive)
Gschichterl (diminutive)

From Middle High German geschicht(e) (“event, struggle, story, history”), from Old High German gisciht, from the verb Proto-Germanic *skehaną, whence Bavarian gschehn.

inh

De Gschicht vom oidn Rom is spånnend.

The history of ancient Rome is fascinating.

Wöche Gchicht kennt i heit de Kinder derzöhn?

What story could I tell the children today?

Bei der Gschicht miass ma vuasichtig sei.

Des is a blede Gschicht.

Oiso, de Gschicht woar a so: ...

Well, this is how it happened: ... (literally, “The incident was like this: ...”)


Freid

From Middle High German vrowede, from Old High German frouwida, frewida, from Proto-Germanic *frawiþō (“joy”), derived from *frawaz (“joyous”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump; hop”).


muatar

From Old High German muoter, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, English mother.

Muada (alternative)
mueter (alternative)
muiter (alternative)


pruadar

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with German Bruder, English brother.

prueder (alternative)
pruider (alternative)


schual

From Middle High German schōle, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-West Germanic *skōla, from Latin schola. Cognate with German Schule, English school.

schuele (alternative)
schuile (alternative)


proat

From Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


baip

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”). Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.


milach

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).


taitsch

(Sappada, Sauris, Timau) the German language, especially Standard German


tochter

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr (“daughter”). Cognate with German Tochter, English daughter.


epfl

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


pruider

prueder (alternative)
pruadar (alternative)


gartufela

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


khase

From Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


lòngas

From Middle High German lenze, from Old High German lenzo, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn.

longas (alternative)
longast (alternative)


herbischt

From Old High German herbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz. Cognate with German Herbst, Dutch herfst, English harvest, Swedish höst.

herbast (alternative)
hörbist (alternative)


montach

From Old High German mānitag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

inh

Monda (alternative)
Mondåg (alternative)
monti (alternative)


ertach

From Middle High German er(ge)tac, from Old High German *ariōtag, from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags), a calque of Ancient Greek (ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως ((hēméra) Ắreōs, “(day of) Ares”). Cognate with German Ertag, Mòcheno eirta, Cimbrian èrtag.

der

*𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃

(ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως

eirtach (alternative)
erti (alternative)


kòtze

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

ckozza (alternative)
khoze (alternative)


schmidt

From Old High German smid, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

schmit (alternative)
sghmiid (alternative)


mueter

Muada (alternative)
muatar (alternative)
muiter (alternative)


prueder

pruadar (alternative)
pruider (alternative)


hörbist

herbast (alternative)
herbischt (alternative)


eirtach

*𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃

(ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως


khoze

ckozza (alternative)
kòtze (alternative)


schuele

schual (alternative)
schuile (alternative)


bört

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). Cognate with German Wort, English word.


schmit

schmidt (alternative)
sghmiid (alternative)


longast

longas (alternative)
lòngas (alternative)


herbast

herbischt (alternative)
hörbist (alternative)


sghmiid

schmidt (alternative)
schmit (alternative)


bèlsch

balitsch (alternative)
belisch (alternative)


balitsch

belisch (alternative)
bèlsch (alternative)


plodarisch

2012, Marcella Benedetti, Daniela Quinz, Learmer plodarisch!:

(Plodarisch) the Plodarisch or Sappadino lect


Hås

From Middle High German has(e), from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hasô, from *haswaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂s-én-. Cognates include Yiddish האָז (hoz), German Hase, Dutch haas, English hare.


Oa

From Middle High German ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją. The diphthong oa is the regular Bavarian outcome of Middle High German ei (through a process of continuous backing/rounding of the onset and lowering of the offset; roughly [ɛi̯] > [äe̯] > [ɒɛ̯] > [oa̯]). The original plural was Oar, but -r is lost after oa in many dialects.

Oa Oa und no a Oa san zwoa Oa.

One egg and another egg are two eggs. (A humorous saying/tongue-twister)


Birn

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Birn f (plural Birnan, diminutive Birndl or Birnderl)

Birnan (plural)
Birndl (diminutive)
Birnderl (diminutive)

From Middle High German bire, bir, from Old High German bira, pira, from Vulgar Latin pira, reanalysis of the plural of Latin pirum. Birn is from the Middle High German plural and dative/genitive singular, whence a double plural Birnan was formed. Cognates include German Birne, Yiddish באַר (bar), Alemannic German Biire, Bire, Bira, also Proto-West Germanic *peru.


Radl

→ German: Radl

Diminutive of Råd, from Middle High German rat, from Old High German rad, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”).

a Radl schlågn

Clipping of Schichtradl; rota, shift rotation


Gscheidwaschl

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɪ̯d̥vaʃl̩/

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɛ̯d̥vaʃl̩/

/ˈɡ̥ʃæːd̥vaʃl̩/

gscheit + Waschl. Compare German gescheit (clever), Watschl (hatchet man).

Schau Gscheidwaschl, a nett�s G�schenk hab i f�r di!

2013, opa2013, “Logik und Welt”, in de.sci.philosophie (Usenet):

Look know-all, I have a nice present for you [singular]!


Zeid

Zeid f (plural Zeidn, diminutive Zeidl or Zeitl or Zeiderl or Zeiterl)

Zeidn (plural)
Zeidl (diminutive)
Zeitl (diminutive)
Zeiderl (diminutive)
Zeiterl (diminutive)

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis (“time, period”), from *deh₂y- (“divide”).

der

stint (e.g. in the army, in prison, etc.)


Panier

A Schnitzl braucht a guade Panier.

Mia is so haß, i reiß ma glei de Panier owa.

I'm so hot I'm gonna tear off my clothes.

(Austria, by extension) set of clothes, outfit


Lahm

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

Lahm (plural)
Loam (alternative)
Luem (alternative)

From Middle High German leime, from Old High German leimo, from Proto-West Germanic *laimō, from Proto-Germanic *laimô, variant of *laimaz.


Oachkatzlschwoaf

bar-noun

Oachkatzlschwoaf m (plural Oachkatzlschweaf)


Häusl

→ German: Häusl

A scheans, a nuis Häusl,
A scheans, a nuis Bött,
Und a scheans, a nuis Deandl

1854, Gedichte im Tiroler Dialecte. Von C. v. L., p. 379


Sechser

an academic grade indicating "unsatisfactory" or "failure" in Bavaria, corresponding to an F in English-speaking countries


Vierer

an academic grade indicating "less than satisfactory" or "sufficient", corresponding roughly to a D in English-speaking countries


Kåda

From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”).


Buach

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Buach n (plural Biacha, diminutive Biachl or Biacherl)

Biacha (plural)
Biachl (diminutive)
Biacherl (diminutive)
Buech (alternative)

From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognates include German Buch, Yiddish בוך (bukh), Dutch boek, English book.


Buacha

Buacha n (plural Buacha, diminutive Buachl or Buachal)

Buacha (plural)
Buachl (diminutive)
Buachal (diminutive)
Buachn (alternative)

From Middle High German buoche, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic *bōku, *bōkijā. Cognates include German Buche, Dutch beuk and Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰 (bōka).


Buachegga

beechnut, beech nut (the fruit of the beech tree)


Kinireich

Kinireicha (plural)
Kenigreich (alternative)

From Middle High German künicriche, from Old High German kuningrīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to Kini (“king”) + Reich (“empire”). Cognates include German Königreich, Dutch koninkrijk, Danish kongerige, Old English cyningrice.


Kafää

N.B. unlike standard pronunciation in German, the stress falls on the second syllable

Borrowed from French café. Cognate with German Kaffee.

coffee (beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water)


Boaspui

Beispui (alternative)
Beispü (alternative)


Wåschtåni

(Vienna) Alternative spelling of Bastoni


Bastoni

Borrowed from Italian bastoni (“clubs”).


Bockshernd'l

Similary to Bockshorn (“buck's horn”) + -l (diminutive)


Göd

Göder (plural)
Gejd (alternative)
Gölt (alternative)

From Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, kelt, from Proto-West Germanic *geld, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).


Kampe

Diminutive of Kåmm. From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).


Butta

From Middle High German buter, from Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā. Cognates include German Butter and Yiddish פּוטער (puter).


Fruahjåhr

From fruah (“early”) + Jåhr (“year”). Akin to German Frühjahr and Luxembourgish Fréijoer.


Påår

From Middle High German par, from Old High German par, from Latin par. Cognates include German Paar and Luxembourgish Puer.


Jåhr

Jåhr (plural)
Jåhr (nominative singular)
Jåhr (nominative plural)
Jåhr (dative singular)
Jåhr'n (dative plural)
Jåhrn (dative plural)
Jåhr (accusative singular)
Jåhr (accusative plural)
Jåhr (nominative singular)
Jåhr (nominative plural)
Jåhr (dative singular)
Jåhr'n (dative plural)
Jåhrn (dative plural)
Jåhr (accusative singular)
Jåhr (accusative plural)
Joahr (alternative)
Johr (alternative)

From Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār. Cognates include German Jahr and Luxembourgish Joer.

Denn nåch a påår Jåhrn kummt'r
 Z'ruck, enga Bua,
 Håt zun årbat'n Kråft noh,
 Zun liab'n noh Zeit g'nua.

1847, Joseph Kartsch, Feldbleameln (Gedichte in österreichischer Mundart) für seine liaw'n Låndsleut z'såmma brockt. Zweiter Busch'n, poem 'n Richta sein Ånröd, page 48:

Then, after a few years, he comes
 back, your son,
 still has strength to work,
 and enough time to live.

O Tod nur noch ein hålbes Jåhr
 tu mir dås Leben schenken,
 bis dåß ich büße die Sünden åb,
 die mich so sehr tun kränken.

1975, Gert Glaser, Die Kärntner Volksballade: Untersuchungen zum epischen Kärntner Volkslied, Klagenfurt: Verlag des Landesmuseums für Kärnten, page 209:

I wünsch a glückseligs neugs Jåhr, [...]
 Wünsch glückseligs neugs Jåhr,
 s'ålti is går.

1995, Steirisches Volksliedwerk, editor, Corpus musicae popularis austriacae 4 – Teil 1: Steiermark: Sammlung Lois Steiner: Lieder des Weihnachtsfestkreises. Bearbeitet und redigiert von Eva Maria Hois und Walter Deutsch unter Mitarbeit von Annemarie Gschwantler, Hermann Härtel und Bernhard Muik, Wien/Köln/Weimar: Böhlau Verlag, recorded by P. Romuald Pramberger in the region around St. Lamdbrecht, page 404:

St. Roman hell und klår,
 bedeit' a guates Jåhr.

2014, Da isch's Glück dahoam: Das Radio Tirol-Mundartlesebuch für Tiroler und andere Menschen, Radio Tirol, Lostage und Bauernregeln / Februar:

The last day of February bright and clear,
 indicates a good year.


Hendl

From Middle High German hendl, hendel, henel, from Old High German *henil, diminutive of Old High German hano (“cock, rooster”).


Weps

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Weps m (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl)

Wepsn (plural)
Wepserl (diminutive)
Wepsn (alternative)
Webasn (alternative)
Webes (alternative)

From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *waspijā, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.


Kas

Kas (plural)
Kas (nominative singular)
Kas (nominative plural)
Kas (dative singular)
Kasn (dative plural)
Kas (accusative singular)
Kas (accusative plural)
Kaas (alternative)
ckaas (alternative)
kase (alternative)
khase (alternative)

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


Zechn

Zechn (plural)
Zechna (plural)
Zächa (alternative)

From Old High German zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (“toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”). Modern germanic cognates include German Zeh, German Zehe, Alemannic German Zeewe, English toe, Dutch teen, Icelandic tá and Swedish tå.


Adabei

/aːd̥aˈb̥æː/

Nominalisation of a (“also, as well, too”) + dabei (“be there, be present”).

Someone who constantly attends social events (and thus is literally "there as well"); someone with a feeling of importance and the desire of belonging to high society.


Mezzie

From Yiddish מציאה (metsiye, “bargain”), from Hebrew מְצִיאָה (metsi'á, “find”).

(chiefly Vienna) bargain (purchase, transaction)


Speis

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Speis f (plural Speisn, diminutive Speiserl)

Speisn (plural)
Speiserl (diminutive)
Speis (nominative singular)
Speisn (nominative plural)
Speis (dative singular)
Speisn (dative plural)
Speis (accusative singular)
Speisn (accusative plural)

From Middle High German spīse, Old High German spīsa; borrowed from Late Latin spēsa, Late Latin alternation of Latin expēnsa, feminine of expēnsus, perfect passive participle of expendō, from ex- + pendō. Cognate with German Speise, Italian spesa (“expenditure, expenses”), Danish spise.


Kasler

(chiefly Austria) smelly foot or feet (usually used in the plural)


Grischperl

(Wienerisch) a very skinny, still young person


Krisperl

(Upper Austria, humorous) a person with a skinny, weak body


Heribst

Höröst (alternative)
Herbischt (alternative)
herbast (alternative)
herbischt (alternative)
hörbist (alternative)


Bersch

Bersch m (plural Berschn, diminutive Berschl or Berscherl)

Berschn (plural)
Berschl (diminutive)
Berscherl (diminutive)

Either derived from berschn (“to fight, punch each other”) or from Middle High German and Old High German bars (“perch, bass”). Not related to Bursch.

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna) teenager, yob


Wiesn

Wiesn f (plural Wiesn, diminutive Wieserl)

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *wasô, from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”).

der

A term designated for various festivals, in particular, the Oktoberfest in Munich.


Bursch

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Bursch m (plural Burschn, diminutive Biaschl or Biascherl or Burschi)

Burschn (plural)
Biaschl (diminutive)
Biascherl (diminutive)
Burschi (diminutive)

From Middle High German burse, from Old High German bursa, from Late Latin bursa. Compare German Bursche.


Trumm

Nimmst des Trumm då und trågsts as umme.

Take that thing and carry it over there.

Des Trumm is ma so am Oasch gånga, dass i's wegaghaut håb.

I was so annoyed by that thing I ditched it.

(sometimes derogatory) an object (mostly large or larger)

Na habedere, des is a Trumm.


Baa

Baa n (plural Bana or Baner, diminutive Banl or Banerl)

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

Bana (plural)
Baner (plural)
Banl (diminutive)
Banerl (diminutive)
Boa (alternative)
Boan (alternative)

From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare German Bein and Gebeine, Dutch been, English bone, Danish ben.


Wassa

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Wassa n (plural Wassa, diminutive Wasserl)

Wassa (plural)
Wasserl (diminutive)
Wossa (alternative)
Wåsser (alternative)

From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥. Cognates include German Wasser, Yiddish וואַסער (vaser), Dutch water, English water, Old Norse vatn, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō).


Foarb

Inherited from Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe (“colour”).


Schelln

Cognate with German Schelle and German Schellen.


Woid

Wejder (plural)
Wöder (plural)
Wold (alternative)
Wåld (alternative)

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz.


Fouß

From Middle High German vuoz, from Old High German fuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts. Cognate to German Fuß, Gottscheerish vúəs.


Kuah

Kiah (plural)
Kouh (alternative)
Kua (alternative)

Cimbrian: khua

Mòcheno: kua

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō, from Proto-Germanic *kōz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.


Bruada

/ˈb̥ruɐ̯d̥ɐ/


Madl

Diminutive of Middle High German maget, magt, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“young person”). Cognates include German Mädchen and Mädel, Dutch meid and maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.


Durscht

From Middle High German durst, from Old High German durst, thurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).


Gwirks

From Middle High German gewürk, from Middle High German gewürke or Middle High German gewürche, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

(Austria) tricky or complicated situation, imbroglio, entanglement


Gschaftlhuber

bar-noun

Gschaftlhuber m (feminine Gschaftlhuberin)

/ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐb̥ɐ/

/ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐvɐ/

/ˈɡ̥ʃɑftl̩ˌhu̯ɐβɐ/

Gschaftl (“business”) + Huber (a common surname)

compound

(derogatory) someone who deems themselves qualified and/or important, is involved in numerous activities (e.g. functions, offices, business dealings), have their fingers in every pie

(jokingly) someone who is very active, bustling, overeager


Foam

Inherited from Middle High German veim, from Old High German feim, from Proto-West Germanic *faim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz. Cognate with German Feim (“heap of grain”), English foam.


Foam

Inherited from Middle High German form, from Latin forma. Cognate with German Form.


Eierschwammerl

bar-noun

Eierschwammerl n (plural Eierschwammerln)

/ˈɑɛ̯ɐˌʃvɑmɐl/

Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius#Translingual

(chiefly in the plural) chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius


Fetzerei

Kumm her, wüst Fetzerei.


Koi

From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōlo, kōl, from Latin caulis. Compare German Kohl, Dutch kool, English kale.

kale (Brassica oleracea convar. acephala var. sabellica)


Glumpert

From Middle High German lumpe with prefix g- and suffix -ert. Related to German Gelumpe.


Beidl

Beidln (plural)
Beidl (nominative singular)
Beidln (nominative plural)
Beidl (dative singular)
Beidln (dative plural)
Beidl (accusative singular)
Beidln (accusative plural)
Beitl (alternative)

From Middle High German biutel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”). Cognate with German Beutel, Dutch buidel, Icelandic budda.

der

(vulgar) A stupid or contemptible person (used as a term of abuse)


Watschn

→ German: Watsche


Fetznschedl

→ German: Fetzenschädel


Uawaschl

→ German: Ohrwaschel


Salettl

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Salettl n (plural Salettln, diminutive Saletterl)

Salettln (plural)
Saletterl (diminutive)


Jausn

Jausn f (plural Jausn, diminutive Jauserl)


Dillo

→ German: Dillo

(East Central Bavarian, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) idiot, half-wit


Kåppn

Kåppn f (plural Kåppn, diminutive Kappl or Kapperl)

Kåppn (plural)
Kappl (diminutive)
Kapperl (diminutive)

From Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cappa. Cognate with German Kappe, akin to English cap.

De Kåppn is eam z'groß.


Haubn

Haubn f (plural Haubn, diminutive Hauberl)

Haubn (plural)
Hauberl (diminutive)
Haum (alternative)

From Middle High German hoube, hūbe, from Old High German hūba, from Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ.

De Haubn is eam z'groß.


Knofe

From Middle High German clofelouch, knoflach, from Old High German chlovalouh, chlofolauh. Cognate with German Knoblauch, compare short form Knobi.


Tandler

merchant (usually of small and/or used goods), second-hand dealer, junk dealer


Hiafler

Probably related to German Huf (“hoof”) with agent noun suffix -er, comparing a person to a hooved animal.


Gnack

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”).


Schas

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

Schaserl (alternative)
Schoaß (alternative)

From Middle High German scheiz, preterite root of schīze, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to part”). Germanic cognates include German Scheiße, English shit, Low German Schiet, Dutch schijt, West Frisian skyt, Swedish skit.


Ågråsl

/ˈɔˌɡ̥rɔsl̩/

From Middle High German agraz, borrowed from Old Occitan agràs (“unripe grape”), from Vulgar Latin ācrus, from Latin ācer. Compare Catalan agràs (“unripe grape”).

Ribes uva-crispa
Ribes uva-crispa#Translingual

(chiefly in the plural) gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa


Antn

(East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Styria, Vienna)

Antn (plural)
Anterl (diminutive)
Ant (alternative)
Ante (alternative)

From Middle High German ant, from Old High German anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Cognate with German Ente and Dutch eend.


Happl

(chiefly East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna)

Diminutive of 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, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.

(food) head of vegetable (usually lettuce or cabbage)


Åpfe

Epfe (plural)
Apferl (diminutive)
Åpfl (alternative)

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognates include German Apfel, Yiddish עפּל (epl), Dutch appel, West Frisian apel, English apple.

Malus domestica
Malus domestica#Translingual


Schmattes

Possibly from Yiddish שמאַטעס (shmates, “rags”), plural of שמאַטע (shmate, “rag”), from Polish szmata.


Musi

From Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, musica, from Latin mūsica (“music”). Compare German Musik


Råtz

From Middle High German ratze, from Old High German ratta, rato, from Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz (“rat”); see that entry and English rat for more. Compare also German Ratte, Dutch rat, Swedish råtta, French rat.


Schedl

From Middle High German schedel (“skull”). Cognate with German Schädel.


Gwånd

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Gwånd n (plural Gwänder, diminutive Gwanderl)

From Middle High German gewant, from Old High German giwant. Cognate with German Gewand.


Gfries

→ German: Gfrieß


Pipn

Borrowed from Italian pipa, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa. Compare German Pipe.


Rotzpipn

(derogatory) a mischievous, badly behaved child, a rascal


Einedrahrer

/ˈɑɛnɛˌd̥rɑːrɐ/

/ˈæːnɛˌd̥rɑːrɐ/

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna) braggart, show-off

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna) sweet-talker, flatterer, ingratiator

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna) scammer, con artist


Haderlump

From Haderlumpn (“rags”), compare Early New High German Haderlumpe. Equivalent to Hadern + Lump. First attested in the 15th century.


Hadern

From Middle High German hader (“rags, cloth”), from Old High German hadara f (“cloth, sheepskin”).

der

(Austria, Vienna, may be used derogatory) an old popular piece of entertainment (music, literature, film, TV, gaming, etc.)

Vienna; may be used derogatory; Vienna; may be used derogatory


oida Hadern

/ɔɛ̯d̥ɐ ˈhɔd̥ɐn/


Feitl

→ German: Feitel

jack-knife, pocket knife (any jack-knife that fits in a pocket)


Fleischpflanzerl

bar-noun

Fleischpflanzerl n (plural Fleischpflanzerln)

Fleischpflanzerln (plural)
Fleischpflanzl (alternative)

→ German: Fleischpflanzerl

Compound of Fleisch (“meat”) + Pfannzeltn (“pancake”), shortened and assimilated to the unrelated Pflanzerl.


Pallawatsch

→ German: Pallawatsch

Corrupted borrowing of Italian balordaggine (“stupidity, foolishness”).


Schui

From Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


Flåschn

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Flåschn f (plural Flåschn, diminutive Flaschl or Flascherl)

Flåschn (plural)
Flaschl (diminutive)
Flascherl (diminutive)

From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. Cognate to German Flasche, English flask, Dutch fles, Old Norse flaska.


Ruckn

From Middle High German ruck, rucke, rugge, from Old High German rucki, hruggi, ruggi, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.


Wadl

From Middle High German wade, from Old High German wado, from Proto-Germanic *waþwô (“curve; muscle; calf of the leg”), from Proto-Indo-European *wat- (“curved”). Compare German Wade.


Knia

From Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą (compare Low German Knee, Dutch knie, English knee, Danish knæ, Swedish knä), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-, a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


Gachn

From gach (“sudden, abrupt; hot-tempered, short-tempered”). Compare German Jähzorn (“irascibility, violent temper”).


Gachn

nominalization of gach: outburst, fit of rage, tantrum


Gmias

From Middle High German gemüese, a derivative of Old High German muos (“food, victuals, porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“porridge, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, fat, dripping”). Cognate with German Gemüse, Pennsylvania German Gemies, Luxembourgish Geméis, and possibly English mush.

der

(uncountable) a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)


Ricksen

(young) woman who jokes around, squabbles in front of men


Schuach

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Schuach m (plural Schuach, diminutive Schucherl)

Schuach (plural)
Schucherl (diminutive)
Schuah (alternative)

From Middle High German schuoch (“shoe”), from Old High German scuoh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (“shoe”), of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Cognate with Scots shae, West Frisian skoech, Low German Schoh, Dutch schoen, German Schuh, English shoe, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish sko, Tocharian B skāk (“balcony”).


Wåmpn

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Wåmpn f (plural Wåmpn, diminutive Wamperl)

/ˈvɒ̃mb̥ːm̩/

From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Cognate with German Wampe, Wamme and English womb.


Wåffn

Wåffn f (plural Wåffn, diminutive Wafferl)

From Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Cognate with Yiddish וואָפֿן (vofn), German Waffe, Dutch wapen, English weapon, Danish våben, Swedish vapen, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn).


Må

Månner (plural)
Männer (plural)
Mo (alternative)
Månn (alternative)
mon (alternative)
mònn (alternative)
moon (alternative)

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna). Doublet of ma.


Gåatn

Gåatn m (plural Gärtn, diminutive Gartl or Garterl)

Gärtn (plural)
Gartl (diminutive)
Garterl (diminutive)
Gåschtn (alternative)
Gårtn (alternative)
Goatn (alternative)

/ˈɡ̥ɔɐ̯d̥ːn̩/

From Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto, from Proto-West Germanic *gardō, from Proto-Germanic *gardô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos (“hedge, fence, enclosure”), from *gʰerdʰ-.

inh

garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)

garden (outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes)

orchard (garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees)


Kåatn

Kåatn (plural)
Kartn (alternative)
Koatn (alternative)

From Late Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna) short for Speiskåatn: menu

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna) map, chart


Goatn

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Goatn m (plural Gärtn, diminutive Gartl or Garterl)

Gärtn (plural)
Gartl (diminutive)
Garterl (diminutive)
Gåschtn (alternative)
Gåatn (alternative)
Gårtn (alternative)

/ˈɡ̥ɔɐd̥ːn̩/


Koatn

Koatn (plural)
Kåatn (alternative)
Kartn (alternative)


Schmoan

Schmarrn (plural)
Schmårrn (alternative)

A dish of chopped or shredded baked goods; especially Kaiserschmarrn (shredded pancake dessert)


Möh

From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-West Germanic *melu. Cognate with German Mehl, Dutch meel, English meal (“flour”).


Müch

From Middle High German milch, from Old High German miluh, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Muich (alternative)
Mülch (alternative)
Milli (alternative)
Mülli (alternative)


Muich

Müch (alternative)
Mülch (alternative)
Southern (alternative)
Milli (alternative)
Mülli (alternative)


Hosn

From Middle High German hose, from Old High German hosa, from Proto-West Germanic *hosā.


Gretzn

Gretzn (plural)
Grätzn (alternative)
Krätzn (alternative)

From Early New High German kretz. Derived from Middle High German kratzen.

(derogatory) unpleasant, obnoxious person


Wepsn

Wepsn f (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl)

Wepsn (plural)
Wepserl (diminutive)
Wapsn (alternative)
Weps (alternative)
Webasn (alternative)
Wewasn (alternative)
Wegatz (alternative)
Wess (alternative)
Wirix (alternative)
Webes (alternative)

From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.


Zwiefe

From Middle High German zwifel, zwivolle, from Old High German zwibollo, from Late Latin cēpulla, diminutive of Latin cēpa.

onion (typically Allium cepa, the plant or its bulb)


Åff

From Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.


Schoklad

Schoklad m or f (plural Schoklad or Schokladn, diminutive Schokladl or Schokladerl)

Schoklad (plural)
Schokladn (plural)
Schokladl (diminutive)
Schokladerl (diminutive)

/ʃo̞ɡ̥ˈlɑːd̥/

Borrowed from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl, where the ultimate etymology is unclear.


Ruam

From Middle High German ruobe, rüebe, from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-Germanic *rōbǭ.


Weckn

Weckn (canonical masculine)
diminutive Weckerl (canonical)
Weckn (plural)

From Middle High German wecke, from Old High German wecki, weggi (“wedge; wedge-shaped baked good”), from Proto-Germanic *wagjaz (“wedge”). Cognate with German Wecken,Dutch wig (“wedge”), English wedge; also Lithuanian vãgis (“hook, peg”).


Topfn

From late Middle High German topfe, further origins unclear.


Gugerschecken

/ˈɡ̥uɡ̥ɐˌʃeɡ̥ːŋ̩/

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) freckles


Bluad

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin. Cognates include German Blut, Yiddish בלוט (blut), Low German Bloot, Dutch bloed, English blood, Danish and Swedish blod and Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ).


Zniachtl

(Austria, derogatory) a small and/or weedy (usually male) person


Bruckn

Bruckn f (plural Bruckn, diminutive Bruckerl)

From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju.
Compare German Brücke, Dutch brug, English bridge, Low German Brüch, Danish brygge, Old Saxon bruggia.


Leiberl

(Austria) Jersey (shirt worn by an athlete)


Kraxn

/ˈɡ̊rɑɡ̊sn̩/

From Middle High German krechse. See German Kraxe for more, itself influenced by the Bavarian form.

So a Kraxn is nit schwar, ’s schaut lei von da Weitn so aus.

1943 May 20, anonymous author, “Heinzelmännlein beim Bergbauern”, in Illustrierter Beobachter, page 4:

Such a pannier isn’t heavy, it only looks that way from afar.

(derogatory) an old, dilapidated vehicle or device


Teifl

Teifln (plural)
Deife (alternative)
Deifi (alternative)

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal. Cognate to German Teufel, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil.

(singular only) the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)

a devil, satan (a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel)


Gacki

An onomatopoeic creation relating to the sound a baby makes when pressing while defecating (“a-a-”); compare German Aa machen and Kacke as well as Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κακκάω (kakkáō).

(Austria, childish) crap (something of poor quality; feces)


Gscheitscheißer

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɪ̯d̥ʃaɪ̯sɐ/

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɛ̯d̥ʃaɛ̯sɐ/

/ˈɡ̥ʃæːd̥ʃaɛ̯sɐ/

gscheit (“wise, clever, knowledgeable”) + Scheißer (“shitter”).

compound

(Austria, derogatory) know-all (lit., someone who shits wisdom or knowledge)


Scheibtruchn

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Scheibtruchn f (plural Scheibtruchn, diminutive Scheibtruchl or Scheibtrucherl)

Scheibtruchn (plural)
Scheibtruchl (diminutive)
Scheibtrucherl (diminutive)

/ˈʃaɛ̯b̥ːˌd̥ruχŋ/

/ˈʃæːb̥ːˌd̥ruχŋ/

scheibm (“to roll, to push”) + Truchn (“chest, coffer”). Attested as Easter Upper German Scheibtruhe since the 17th century.

compound

(chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) wheelbarrow


Zores

Borrowed from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, “trouble, problem”), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, “trouble, tragedy, calamity”).

der

(Austria, Vienna) trouble, muddle, discordance

(Austria, Vienna) quarrel, dispute, conflict


Gspiebanes

→ Austrian German: Gespiebenes

/ˈɡ̥ʃb̥iːb̥ɐnɛs/


Bappn

Unclear. Possibly from Italian pappa (“pap, mush”), from Latin pappa (“food for children”). Possibly related to Middle Low German pappe, English pap, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. See also Bapperl.

cog

I håmma mei Bappn verbrennt.

Hoid de Bappn!


Bapperl

Unclear. Possibly from Italian pappa (“pap, mush”), from Latin pappa (“food for children”). Possibly related to Middle Low German pappe, English pap, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. See also Bappn.

Des Bapperl is nuntergånga.

Heit gibt's a guads Bapperl.

(Austria, Vienna) meal, dish (only used in a positive sense)


Gurkn

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Gurkn f (plural Gurkn, diminutive Gurkerl)

/ˈɡ̥uɐ̯ɡ̥ːɴ̣/

Borrowed from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”). Cognate with German Gurke

der

(derogatory) simple-minded, incompetent female person


Buserer

→ German: Buserer

(Austria, Vienna) a minor accident with car body damage, fender-bender


Netsch

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Netsch m (plural Netsch, diminutive Netscherl)

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna)

→ German: Netsch

Possibly derived as a variant from the coin Etschkreuzer, originating in the region Etsch (Italian Adige).

(chiefly in the plural) a small amount of money, a coin of low value


Gschisti-Gschasti

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

Uncertain. Possibly from Czech čistí šašci (“clean clowns”). Alternatively a word play on gschissn and Gschicht.


Oida

nominalization of oid (“someone or something old or bygone”)

Heit spinnt mei Oida wieder.

(somewhat derogatory) husband, male significant other

(derogatory) boss, manager often a senior and/or authoritarian

Heast Oida, då kånnst ned eine!

(Austria, Vienna) mate, bloke (UK); dude, guy (US) (a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative)


Puffn

→ German: Puffen


Pücher

From Middle High German pilgerīn, bilgerīn, bilgerīm, from Old High German piligrīm, from Proto-West Germanic *pelegrīm (“pilgrim, foreigner”).

inh

(Austria, Vienna) crook, hoodlum, criminal


Gfrast

→ German: Gfrast

From Middle High German gevræʒe, gevræze, from vrâʒ, from Middle High German frezzen, from Old High German frezzan, firezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan.


Wappler

→ German: Wappler

Possibly from wappeln (“to move unsteady, shakily”), from a variant of Middle High German wabelen (“to move about”). Compare German wabbeln.

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) idiot, fool, incompetent person


Oaschgsicht

/ˈɔɐ̯ʃɡ̥siçd̥/

Oasch + Gsicht. Compare synonymous German Arschgesicht.


Oaschloch

Oasch + Loch. Compare synonymous German Arschloch.


Oasch

From Middle High German ars, from Old High German ars, from Proto-West Germanic *ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos (“arse”). Cognates include German Arsch, Dutch aars, English arse, Old Norse ars, rass, Ancient Greek ὄρρος (órrhos), Hittite 𒅈𒊏𒀸 (arraš) and Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ).


Zund

→ German: Zund

From Middle High German zunden, from Old High German zunden, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tundr, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ. Compare English tind, Swedish tända, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan).

(Austria, Vienna) tip (a piece of private information; a clue, secret knowledge, etc.)


Bsuach

From Middle High German besuoch (“test; interest (of borrowed money); right to use a place as pasture grounds”), from Old High German besuoch (“temptation”). Compare German Besuch, Dutch bezoek, German Low German Besök/Besöök, Beseik.

I kim heid auf Bsuach.

Mia håm heid an Bsuach.


Grätzn

From Early New High German kretz. Compare German Krätze.

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) disagreeable, unpleasant, annoying person


Oaschgrätzn

/ˈɔɐ̯ʃˌɡ̥re̞ːt͡sn̩/


Klescher

→ German: Klescher

(Austria, Vienna) a bang (usually caused by a clash)


Haxn

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Haxn m (plural Haxn, diminutive Haxl or Haxerl)

Haxn (plural)
Haxl (diminutive)
Haxerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German hahsen, from Old High German hāhsna, hāhsina (“tendon of a foot or heel, hamstring”), from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō. Compare German Haxe, Hachse, Dutch haas and English huxen, huxon, huckson.


Zezn

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) oversensitive, fussy, whiny person

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) wimp, sissy


Schinakl

⇒ German: Schinakel

/ʃiˈnɑɡ̥ːl̩/

From Hungarian csónak (“boat”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ. Doublet of Zün.

(Austria, Vienna, humorous, in the plural) wide, well-worn shoes


Zün

From Middle High German zülle, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ. Doublet of Schinakl. Compare German Zille.

(Austria, Vienna) small, flat boat controlled by a rudder


Kluppn

From Middle High German kluppe, from Old High German klubba. Related to Proto-Germanic *kleubaną (“split, cleave”). Compare German Kluppe.


Gösn

From obsolete Gölsen, also Golsen, from obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of German gellen. Compare German Gelse.


Schlågobers

/ˈʃlɔɡ̥oβɐs/


Burgermaster

Burgermaster (plural)
Burgermoaster (alternative)

/ˈb̥uɐ̯ɡ̥ɐˌmɑːsd̥ɐ/


Deife

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Deife m (plural Deife, diminutive Deiferl)

Deife (plural)
Deiferl (diminutive)
Deifi (alternative)
Teifl (alternative)

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal. Cognate to German Teufel, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil.

(singular only) the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)


Fruah

From Old High German fruoî, nominalization of the adjective fruoi, fruoji. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Compare German Frühe, Früh.


Fruahjåar

Fruahjåar (plural)
Fruahjoahr (alternative)

/ˈfruɐ̯jɔɐ̯/


Fruahjoahr

Fruahjoahr (plural)
Fruahjåar (alternative)

/ˈfruɐ̯jɔɐ̯/


Joahr

From Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār. Compare German Jahr, Dutch jaar, English year, Danish år.


Brånd

/ˈb̥rɒ̃ːnd̥/

From Middle High German brant, from Old High German brant, from Proto-West Germanic *brand. Cognate with German Brand and English brand.

strong thirst (especially when hungover)


Spitoi

/ʃb̥iˈd̥ːɔe/

From Middle High German spitāl, hospitāl, from Old High German *hospitāl (attested in hospitālhūs (“hospital”)), from Latin hospitale. Compare German Spital.

Gestern håm's eam ins Spitoi gfiaht.


Mondåg

Mondåg (plural)
Monda (alternative)
montach (alternative)
monti (alternative)

/ˈmoːnd̥ɔɡ̥/

From Old High German mānitag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”). By surface analysis, Mond + Dåg. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.


Sundåg

From Old High German sunnūntag (9th c.), from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (4th c.). Compare German Sonntag, Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.


Freidåg

/ˈfrɑɛ̯d̥ɔɡ̥/

From Old High German frīatag (9th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”), calque of Latin dies Veneris. Compare Low German Freedag, Dutch vrijdag, English Friday, Danish fredag.


Såmsdåg

/ˈsɔmsd̥ɔɡ̥/

/ˈsɒ̃msd̥ɔɡ̥/

From Middle High German sameztac, samztac, from Old High German sambaztag (“Sabbath day”), from Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal) of earlier, Biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō). The altered Gothic form derives from Byzantine Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, “Sabbath”). Compare German Samstag, French samedi, Old French sambedi, Romansch somda, Romanian sâmbătă, Hungarian szombat, Old Church Slavonic сѫбота (sǫbota).


Dunnersdåg

Dunnersdåg (plural)
Dunnasda (alternative)
Doaschda (alternative)

/ˈd̥unɐsd̥ɔɡ̥/

From Middle High German donerstac, from Old High German donarestag, thonarestag (11th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare German Donnersdag, Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, West Frisian tongersdei, English Thursday, Danish torsdag.


Midwoch

Midwoch (plural)
Migda (alternative)
Micka (alternative)
Midiga (alternative)

From Middle High German mittewoche, from Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”), calqued on Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (whence Dalmatian misedma). Equivalent to Mittn (“mid, middle”) + Wochn (“week”), becoming a masculine in Early Modern German after the other weekdays. Compare German Mittwoch, Middle Low German middewēke, English midweek. Originally meaning the middle between Sunday and Saturday, now often reinterpreted as the middle of the working week.


Deansdåg

Deansdåg (plural)
Deansda (alternative)
Diensdåg (alternative)

/ˈd̥ɛɐ̯nsd̥ɔɡ̥/

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dingesdach and Middle Dutch dinsendach (both with variants). Probably from Proto-Germanic *þingsus-dagaz (“Day of Thingsus”), from *þingsus + *dagaz. Thingsus is the attested Latin name of a Germanic god who may or may not be the same as Tiw. Further particulars unsettled. Another theory is that it is the “Day of the Thing (“historic Germanic council”)”. Cognate with German Dienstag and Dutch dinsdag.


Diensdåg

Diensdåg (plural)
Deansda (alternative)
Deansdåg (alternative)


Muadstrumm

Des Muadstrumm då kå jå kana derzahn.

No one could possibly carry this huge whopper.

a huge whopper (something extremely or unusually large)


Oaschkräuler

/ˈɔɐ̯ʃˌɡ̥rɶːlɐ/

From oaschkräuln + -er or in Oasch kräuln. Also analyzable as Oasch + Kräuler.

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna, idiomatic, derogatory, vulgar) brownnose, ass-kisser


Teschek

Teschek (plural)
Tescheks (plural)
Deschek (alternative)

Borrowed from Hungarian tessék (“Here you are!; Help yourself!”).

bor

Bin i eicher Teschek? Den Schas kennts eich söwa måchn!

Am I your sucker? Deal with that crap on your own!

short end of the stick
short end of the stick

(Austria, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) person who gets taken advantage of; who gets the short end of the stick; who gets a raw deal; sucker; loser


Håckn

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Håckn f (plural Håckn, diminutive Hackl)

From Middle High German hacke. Pertaining to håckn (“to chop”), from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną (“to hack, chop; to hoe”). Compare German Hacke and Dutch hak.

inh

De Håckn is stumpf.


Håckn

Mi gfreid mei Håckn nimmer.

(Austria, Vienna, by extension) job, work

(Austria, Vienna, cant, by extension) heist, robbery, job (a criminal action)


Dodl

From dodln, from Middle High German todern (“to mumble, stutter”), ultimately from an onomatopoetic root. Compare countless variations of this root: German totteln, dottern, dattern (“to stutter”), German tatteln (“to chatter”), Dutch tatelen, tateren (“to talk, chatter”), Saterland Frisian tätelje (“to talk nonsense, babble”), German Low German tatern (“to chatter”), Low German tateln, täteln (“to cackle, gabble”), English tattle. See also German Dodel and Dödel.


Nudlaug

/ˈnud̥l̩ɑɔ̯ɡ̥/

/ˈnud̥l̩ɒːɡ̥/

Nudl + Aug. Literally, “noodle-eye”. Nudl is a euphemism for penis and Aug refers to the male urinary meatus.

(Austria, Vienna, vulgar, derogatory) idiot, fool


Krewecherl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewecherl (alternative)
Grewegerl (alternative)
Krewegerl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞çɐl/

Uncertain. Possibly from French or Old French crever with suffix -erl and epenthesis.

(Austria, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) weak, weedy human, animal or plant


Krispindl

(Austria, chiefly Vienna, mildly derogatory) scrawny, skinny person


Krewegerl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewecherl (alternative)
Grewegerl (alternative)
Krewecherl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞ɡ̥ɐl/


Grewegerl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewecherl (alternative)
Krewecherl (alternative)
Krewegerl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞ɡ̥ɐl/


Grewecherl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewegerl (alternative)
Krewecherl (alternative)
Krewegerl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞çɐl/


Paradeisåpfe

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯sˌɔb̥ːfœ/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːsˌɔb̥ːfœ/


Paradeis

From Middle High German paradīs(e), from Old High German paradīs, from Proto-West Germanic *paradīs (“Paradise, Eden”), borrowed from Latin paradīsum.

inh

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯s/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːs/


Paradeis

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯s/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːs/


Briaf

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Briaf m (plural Briaf, diminutive Briaferl)

From Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, a neuter form of brevis (“short”). Cognates include German Brief, North Frisian briaf, West Frisian brief, Dutch brief.


Wågn

Wågn m (plural Wågn, diminutive Wagl or Wagerl)

Wågn (plural)
Wagl (diminutive)
Wagerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German wagen, from Old High German wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn. Compare German Wagen, Dutch wagen, English wain.

(astronomy) Dipper: either the Großer Wågn (“Ursa Major”) or Kloaner Wågn (West Central) / Klaaner Wågn (“Ursa Minor”) (East Central)


Pitschn

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle High German bütte, bütze (in which case related to Early New High German pütsche), from Old High German *butta, from Proto-West Germanic *buttjā, from Medieval Latin buttia, from Late Latin buttis (“cask, barrel”).
Or possibly from the same root as English pitcher and thus ultimately from Late Latin or Medieval Latin pīcārium, alteration of bīcārium, itself possibly from bacarium, bacar or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos). Doublet of Becher in this case.
Or possibly from a Slavic source ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *piti (“to drink”).

De Pitschn Kaffee muaß in gånzn Tåg reichn.

This large cup of coffee has to last all day.

Wia i so denk an an Kaffee / Hob i scho so a Pitschn vua mia steh

1992, Ostbahn-Kurti & die Chefpartie (lyrics and music), “Kane Fenster, kane Tian”, in A blede Gschicht … oba uns is wuascht!, performed by Ostbahn-Kurti & Die Chefpartie:

As I'm thinking of a coffee / a large cup of it is already in front of me

large drinking-cup (usually with handles)

Nimmst de Pitschn Wåsser und trågst as hintre, bittschee?

Could you please take this jug of water and carry it to the back?

jug, pitcher (a vessel for transporting liquids)


Pitschn

pieces of bread in hexagonal or octagonal shape


Gstättn

→ Austrian German: Gstätten

/ˈɡ̥ʃd̥e̞d̥ːn̩/

From Middle High German gestete (“shore, bank”), from Middle High German gestat (whence Gstad and German Gestade), from Old High German stad, stado, from Proto-Germanic *staþaz. Compare Early New High German gestätte (“embankments on a vinyard”). Cognate with English stathe.

m+

urban empty space with vegetation, scrubs, bushes, etc.


Mödung

volunteering, an answer (to an advertisement etc.)

(military) the act of announcing (oneself or a lined-up unit) to a superior; reporting for duty


Masn

→ German: Masen

From Yiddish מזל (mazel, “luck, destiny”), from medieval Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl). Compare German Massel and Dutch mazzel.


Kladl

/ˈɡ̥lɑːd̥l̩/

From Middle High German kleit, from Old High German *kleid, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt-. Cognate with German Kleid, Dutch kleed, English cloth.


Bana

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

nominative/dative/accusative/ plural of Baa


Eisn

From Middle High German īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną.


Stanitzl

→ German: Stanitzel

Uncertain. Possibly from obsolete Scharnützel, from obsolete Italian scarnuzzo (“paper cone; paper roll”). Alternatively, from Venetan scardoccia, scardoccia, scartoccio (equivalent to Italian cartoccio (“cone, cartridge”)) influenced by Czech kornút or Slovak kornút (“cornet, ice cream cone”). Alternatively, a variant of Middle High German scharmützel influenced by Czech kornout (“cornet, ice cream cone”), from Italian scaramuccia and/or Middle French escarmuche, or from Italian scartoccio, a variant of cartoccio.

der

cornet (a piece of paper twisted to be used as a container)


Kiwe

From Middle High German kübel, from Old High German kubilo, a vinicultural loan from Latin cūpula. Doublet of Kuppl. Cognate with German Kübel.

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, derogatory) idiot, fool


Bluat

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, of uncertain origin. Cognates include German Blut, Yiddish בלוט (blut), Low German Bloot, Dutch bloed, English blood, Danish and Swedish blod and Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸 (blōþ).


Schimpl

From seemingly unattested Middle High German *schimbel, from Old High German skimbal (“mould”). Cognate with German Schimmel and Dutch schimmel.


Trutschn

Diminutive of the given name Trude, itself a short form of Gertrude. Compare German Trutsche.

(derogatory) unpleasant, unsympathetic, stupid woman


Pedasü

/ˈb̥ɛd̥ɐˌsyː/

From Middle High German pētersil, from Old High German petarsil, from Proto-West Germanic *petarsilljā, from Vulgar Latin *petrosilium, from Latin petroselīnum (“rock parsley”). Compare German Petersil and Petersilie.


Stiagn

From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-West Germanic *stigā (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Cognate with German Stiege and English stair.

inh

(Austria, Vienna, by extension) separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex


Såft

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Såft m (plural Säft, diminutive Saftl or Safterl)

Säft (plural)
Saftl (diminutive)
Safterl (diminutive)

→ Pannonian Rusyn: софт (soft)

From Middle High German saf, saft, from Old High German saf, from Proto-West Germanic *sap (“juice, sap”). Cognates include Yiddish זאַפֿט (zaft), German Saft, Dutch sap, English sap.


Kråft

From Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftu, from Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (strength, power).
Cognates include Yiddish קראַפֿט (kraft), German Kraft, Dutch kracht, English craft.

inh

(military, usually in the plural) force (soldier)


Plutzer

earthen (usually spherical) jug with a narrow bottleneck and one handle


Kåtz

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Kåtz f (plural Kåtzn, diminutive Katzl or Katzerl)

Kåtzn (plural)
Katzl (diminutive)
Katzerl (diminutive)

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

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(zoology) house cat, Felis silvestris catus

(zoology) (specifically) female house cat

(zoology) cat (any member of the genus Felis)


Kåder

From Middle High German katere, from Old High German kataro, from Proto-West Germanic *kataʀō (“male cat; tomcat”), akin to Yiddish קאָטער (koter), German Kater, German Low German Kater, Dutch kater, Saterland Frisian Koater, English caterwaul, Luxembourgish Kueder.


Schåf

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Schåf n (plural Schåf, diminutive Schaferl)

Schåf (plural)
Schaferl (diminutive)
Schouf (alternative)
Schof (alternative)

From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognates include German Schaf, Luxembourgish Schof, Hunsrik Schof, German Low German Schaap, Dutch schaap, Afrikaans skaap, English sheep, and West Frisian skiep. See sheep for more.


Meisn

Meisn f (plural Meisn, diminutive Meiserl)

Meisn (plural)
Meiserl (diminutive)
Maasn (alternative)
Moas (alternative)
Moasn (alternative)

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (“chickadee”).


Spåtz

Spåtz m (plural Spåtzn, diminutive Spatzl or Spåtzl or Spatzerl)

Spåtzn (plural)
Spatzl (diminutive)
Spåtzl (diminutive)
Spatzerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German sparwe, from the diminutive of Old High German sparo (formed with -izo or -zo, as in the first names Heinz, Kunz), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō.


Åmeisn

Åmeisn f (plural Åmeisn, diminutive Åmeiserl)

Åmeisn (plural)
Åmeiserl (diminutive)
Åmasn (alternative)
Omeis (alternative)
Omoas (alternative)

/ˈɔˑmɑɛ̯sn̩/

/ˈɒ̃ˑmæːsn̩/

From Middle High German āmeiʒe, from Old High German āmeiʒa, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Compare German Ameise.


Hånd

Hånd f (plural Händ, diminutive Handerl)

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.


Schweinsbråtn

Schweinsbråtn m (plural Schweinsbråtn, diminutive Schweinsbratl or Schweinsbraterl)

Schweinsbråtn (plural)
Schweinsbratl (diminutive)
Schweinsbraterl (diminutive)

/ˈʃvɑɛ̯nsˌb̥rɔd̥n̩/


Rindsbråtn

Rindsbråtn m (plural Rindsbråtn, diminutive Rindsbratl or Rindsbraterl)

Rindsbråtn (plural)
Rindsbratl (diminutive)
Rindsbraterl (diminutive)


Gsteaml

/ˈɡ̥ʃd̥e̞ɐml̩/


Bleame

Bleame n (plural Bleame, diminutive Bleaml or Bleamerl)

Bleame (plural)
Bleaml (diminutive)
Bleamerl (diminutive)
Bluma (alternative)
Bloama (alternative)
Blama (alternative)

From Middle High German bluome, from Old High German bluomo, from Proto-West Germanic *blōmō (“flower”), from Proto-Germanic *blōmô, from Proto-Germanic *blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, to flower”).


Bleampl

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Vienna)


Tocker

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Tocker m (plural Tocker or Tockern, diminutive Tockerl or Tockerle)

Tocker (plural)
Tockern (plural)
Tockerl (diminutive)
Tockerle (diminutive)


Feia

From Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.


Noar

→ Slovene: nor

From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Proto-West Germanic *narrō. Cognates include German Narr, Yiddish נאַר (nar), Dutch nar.


Buam

nominative/dative/accusative plural of Bua


Glurn

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(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Styria)

Deverbal of glurn (“to stare, to glare”).


Oachkatzl

Oachkatzln (plural)
Aachkatzl (alternative)
Oachkatzerl (alternative)

/ˈɔɐχˌkʰɑd̥sl̩/

Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris#Translingual

squirrel (in the narrow sense, Sciurus vulgaris)


Såch

From Middle High German sach, from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognates include Yiddish זאַך (zakh), German Sache, Dutch zaak, English sake, Danish sag, Swedish sak.


Gschmåckn

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Gschmåckn m (plural Gschmäcker, diminutive Gschmackl or Gschmackerl)

Gschmäcker (plural)
Gschmackl (diminutive)
Gschmackerl (diminutive)
Gschmåch (alternative)
Gschmåcha (alternative)
Gschmo (alternative)

/ˈɡ̥ʃmɔɡ̥ːŋ/

From Old High German gismac, gismah, smac from Proto-West Germanic *smakku. Cognates include German Geschmack, Dutch smaak, English smack, smatch, Swedish smak, Danish smag.


Gschnas

Gschnas m or n (plural Gschnas, diminutive Gschnasl or Gschnaserl)

Gschnas (plural)
Gschnasl (diminutive)
Gschnaserl (diminutive)

From Middle High German sneise, sneize (first attested as sneyße, 14th c.), from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō.

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) costume party held during carnival


Harpfn

From Middle High German harpfe, from Old High German harpfa, harpha, from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Cognates include German Harfe and Harpfe, Dutch and English harp, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish harpa, Danish harpe.

Spü ma auf der Harpfn.

Es Hei trickert auf der Harpfn.

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, agriculture) hayrack

Hau ma uns in de Harpfn.

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian) bed


Gstö

From Middle High German gestelle, from Old High German gistelli. Cognate with German Gestell and Dutch gestel.


Schragl

Diminutive of Schragn, from Middle High German schrage, from Old High German *scrago (attested in garnascrago (“swift, niddy-noddy”)). Cognate with German Schrage and Dutch schraag.


Schragn

Schragn f (plural Schragn, diminutive Schragl)

From Middle High German schrage, from Old High German *scrago (attested in garnascrago (“swift, niddy-noddy”)). Cognate with German Schrage and Dutch schraag.


Adachsl

Adachsln (plural)
Adaxl (alternative)
Eidachsl (alternative)

/ˈɑːd̥ɑɡ̥sl̩/

From Middle High German eidehse, egdehse, egedehse, from Old High German egidehsa (“lizard”), from Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā.


Schånd

From Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”). Cognates include German Schande, Yiddish שאַנדע (shande), English shand, Dutch schande.


Kenigreich

Kenigreiche (plural)
Kinireich (alternative)

/ˈke̞niɡ̥rɑɛ̯ç/

From Middle High German künicriche, from Old High German kuningrīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to Kenig (“king”) + Reich (“empire”). Cognates include German Königreich, Dutch koninkrijk, Danish kongerige, Old English cyningrice.


Ribisl

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Ribisl f (plural Ribisln, diminutive Ribiserl)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ribes, ribesium, from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās).


Knedl

Knedl m (plural Knedln, diminutive Knederl)

/ˈɡ̥ne̞d̥l̩/

From Middle High German knödel (“dumpling, noodle”), equivalent to Knotn + -l. Cognate to German Knödel, Dutch knoedel, Middle Low German knudel, knūdel, German Low German Knudel (“lump, mass”).


Knedl

/ˈɡ̥ne̞d̥l̩/

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, money) dosh, bucks, dough


Plåttn

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Plåttn f (plural Plåttn, diminutive Plattl or Platterl)

Plåttn (plural)
Plattl (diminutive)
Platterl (diminutive)

/ˈb̥lɔd̥ːn̩/

From Middle High German platte, blatte, plate, from late Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide; flat”). Cognate with German Platte and Cimbrian platta; also cognate with English plate and Dutch plaat which come from the same Latin source, but were borrowed via Old French.

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flat, thin, regularly (not necessarily circular) shaped object

(informal, computing) Clipping of Festplåttn (“hard disk”).

Various short forms:
Clipping of Festplåttn (“hard disk”).

(music) Clipping of Schoiplåttn (“vinyl record, gramophone record”).

(photography) Clipping of Fotoplåttn (“photographic plate”).

(printing) Clipping of Druckplåttn (“printing plate”).

(geology) Clipping of Kontinentoiplåttn (“tectonic plate”).

Clipping of Gråbplåttn (“flat gravestone”).

Various short forms:
Clipping of Tischplåttn (“tabletop”).

Various short forms:
Clipping of Herdplåttn (“stovetop”).

Clipping of Servierplåttn (“serving dish”).


Wuascht

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Wuascht f (plural Wiascht, diminutive Wiaschtl or Wiaschterl)

Wiascht (plural)
Wiaschtl (diminutive)
Wiaschterl (diminutive)
Wurscht (alternative)

From Middle High German wurst, from Old High German wurst, from Proto-West Germanic *wursti.


Irchsn

Irchsn f (plural Irchsn, diminutive Irchsl or Irchserl)

Irchsn (plural)
Irchsl (diminutive)
Irchserl (diminutive)
Irchsen (alternative)
Irksn (alternative)
Iaxn (alternative)

From Old High German uohsa, a variant of ahsa (“axle”), from Proto-Germanic *ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axle”). Cognates include Alemannic German Uechs, German Achse, Dutch as, English axle.


Håmmer

Håmmer m (plural Håmmer, diminutive Hammerl)

From Middle High German hamer, from Old High German hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”) or, alternatively, from Proto-Finnic *hamara (“butt of an axe, back of a knife”).

der

sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)


Påtschn

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Påtschn m (plural Påtschn, diminutive Patscherl)

/ˈb̥ɔˑd̥ʃn̩/

Perhaps from påtschn (“to scuffle, to walk with a shuffling gait”), verbalization of onomatopoetic påtsch.


Schlapfn

Schlapfn m (plural Schlapfn, diminutive Schlapferl)

Schlapfn (plural)
Schlapferl (diminutive)
Schlapfa (alternative)


Schlapfa

Schlapfa m (plural Schlapfa, diminutive Schlapferl)

Schlapfa (plural)
Schlapferl (diminutive)
Schlapfn (alternative)


Sacklpicker

/ˈsɑɡ̥ːl̩ˌb̥iɡ̥ːɐ/


Sackl

(West Central Bavarian) sportcoat; sports coat; sports jacket

(West Central Bavarian) scrotum, testicles


Strankalan

/ˈʃd̥rɑŋɡ̥ːɐˌlɑn/

From Slovene strok (“pod, husk”), from Proto-Slavic *strǫkъ.

Strankele (alternative)
Strankerln (alternative)

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris#Translingual


Griaß

From Middle High German griez, from Old High German grioz, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Cognate with German Grieß, Old Norse grjót, English grit.


Tscheafl

/ˈd̥ʃe̞ɐfl̩/

From Slovene čevelj (“shoe”), from Proto-Slavic *červьjь.


Leidln

De Leidln kriagn nix vo mir.

These people don't get anything from me.

people (several individual persons, a group of people in general)

Griaß eich, Leidln!


Fetzn

Fetzn m (plural Fetzn, diminutive Fetzerl)

From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”), from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel, container”). Cognate with German Fetzen, Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato. Doublet of Fåss.

der

scrap, rag (torn piece of fabric or paper)

(Austria, Vienna) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)

alcohol intoxication
alcohol intoxication


Schissl

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Schissl f (plural Schissl, diminutive Schisserl)

From Middle High German schüzzel, from Old High German scuzzila, from Proto-West Germanic *skutilu (“small bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella. Cognate with German Schüssel, Dutch schotel, English scuttle.


Tschocherl

Tschocherln (alternative)
Tschecherl (alternative)

Variant of Tschecherl, from tschechern, via Cant from Yiddish שיכּורן (shikern, “to get drunk”), from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker, “drunk”), from Hebrew שיכור (shikór, “drunk”).

bor

(Austria, chiefly Vienna) small café or pub


Tschecherl

Tschecherln (alternative)
Tschocherl (alternative)

From tschechern, via Cant from Yiddish שיכּורן (shikern, “to get drunk”), from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker, “drunk”), from Hebrew שיכור (shikór, “drunk”).


Gneißer

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Gneißer m (plural Gneißer, feminine Gneißerin)

/ˈɡ̥nɑɛ̯sːɐ/

someone who realizes, understands, gets it, twigs


Blitzgneißer

Blitzgneißer m (plural Blitzgneißer, feminine Blitzgneißerin)

Blitzgneißer (plural)
Blitzgneißerin (feminine)

→ German: Blitzgneißer

/ˈb̥lid̥sˌɡ̥nɑɛ̯sːɐ/

/ˈb̥lid̥sˌɡ̥næːsːɐ/

(sometimes ironically) someone who quickly realizes, understands, gets it, twigs


Greibl

Possibly from Middle High German grebel (“spade”), from Old High German grebil (“spade”), derived from the verb graban (“to dig”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, bury”).


Foi

From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall.

fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)

fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)

case (instance or event as a topic of study)

case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)

(grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal)


Schoin

From Middle High German schale, from Old High German scala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with German Schale, Yiddish שאָל (shol), Dutch schaal (“shell”), and English shale. Also related with Dutch schil, English shell.

peel; husk; shell (outer layer of a fruit)

shell; scallop (outer layer of crustaceans, shells, snails)


Schoin

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Schoin f (plural Schoin, diminutive Schalerl)

From Middle High German schāle, from Old High German scāla, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō, related to *skaljō (“husk, shell”). Cognate with Dutch schaal (“bowl”).

bowl; cup (roughly hemispherical container)


Schlångan

Schlångan f (plural Schlångan, diminutive Schlangl or Schlangerl)

Schlångan (plural)
Schlangl (diminutive)
Schlangerl (diminutive)
Schlång (alternative)
Schlånga (alternative)

From Middle High German slange, from Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognates include German Schlange (“snake”), Yiddish שלאַנג (shlang, “snake”), German Low German Slang (“snake”), Dutch slang (“snake”), West Frisian slang (“snake”), Old Norse slanga (“snake”). Compare also Albanian shlligë (“adder”).


Åmasn

Åmasn f (plural Åmasn, diminutive Åmaserl)

Åmasn (plural)
Åmaserl (diminutive)
Åmeisn (alternative)
Omeis (alternative)
Omoas (alternative)

/ˈɒ̃ˑmɑːsn̩/

From Middle High German āmeiʒe, from Old High German āmeiʒa, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā. Compare German Ameise.


Woikn

Woikn f (plural Woikn, diminutive Woikerl)

Woikn (plural)
Woikerl (diminutive)
Wolkn (alternative)

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, from Proto-Germanic *wulkną, from Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“moist; wet”). Cognates include German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin, Proto-Slavic *volga, Albanian ulmej (“to wet, dampen”).

der

cloud (a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air)

cloud (made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass)

nebula (enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebl/Newö in this sense))