"Schweizer" meaning in German

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/ Audio: De-Schweizer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”) : suisse (“doorman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|swīzer}} Middle High German swīzer, {{suffix|de|Schweiz|er}} Schweiz + -er, {{cog|fr|Suisse|gloss=Swiss}} French Suisse (“Swiss”), {{m|fr|suisse|gloss=doorman}} suisse (“doorman”) Head templates: {{de-adj|indecl.pred:-}} Schweizer (indeclinable, no predicative form)
  1. (relational) of Switzerland Tags: indeclinable, no-predicative-form, relational Categories (place): Switzerland Derived forms: Schweizerheit
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-adj-QzpZzyPQ Disambiguation of Switzerland: 77 2 6 9 2 4 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/ Audio: De-Schweizer.ogg Forms: Schweizers [genitive, masculine], Schweizer [genitive, masculine], Schweizer [feminine, genitive], Schweizers [plural], Schweizer [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”) : suisse (“doorman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|swīzer}} Middle High German swīzer, {{suffix|de|Schweiz|er}} Schweiz + -er, {{cog|fr|Suisse|gloss=Swiss}} French Suisse (“Swiss”), {{m|fr|suisse|gloss=doorman}} suisse (“doorman”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Schweizer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schweizers or (with an article) Schweizer, feminine genitive Schweizer, plural Schweizers or Schweizer)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/ Audio: De-Schweizer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”) : suisse (“doorman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|swīzer}} Middle High German swīzer, {{suffix|de|Schweiz|er}} Schweiz + -er, {{cog|fr|Suisse|gloss=Swiss}} French Suisse (“Swiss”), {{m|fr|suisse|gloss=doorman}} suisse (“doorman”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Schweizer m (strong, genitive Schweizers, plural Schweizer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Schweizers [genitive], Schweizer [plural], strong [table-tags], Schweizer [nominative, singular], Schweizer [definite, nominative, plural], Schweizers [genitive, singular], Schweizer [definite, genitive, plural], Schweizer [dative, singular], Schweizern [dative, definite, plural], Schweizer [accusative, singular], Schweizer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Swiss person Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): People Synonyms: Eidgenosse
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-noun-4Z89CL~D Disambiguation of People: 5 4 24 31 3 34 0
  2. Swiss Guard Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Demonyms, Nationalities, People
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-noun-8GETylm7 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 4 9 18 45 8 12 6 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 3 8 19 48 8 8 6 Disambiguation of People: 5 4 24 31 3 34 0 Categories (other): German adjectives without predicate, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of German adjectives without predicate: 5 16 16 33 4 12 12 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 9 61 12 2 12 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -er: 2 6 7 57 12 3 13
  3. (Catholicism) sacristan Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Catholicism Synonyms: Küster
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-noun-vBZPgdIH Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
  4. milker, person who milks cows Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-noun-Ybambpo4 Disambiguation of People: 5 4 24 31 3 34 0
  5. doorman Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schweizer-de-noun-bfh~QHTa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Mitteleuropäer Hyponyms: Aargauer, Baseler, Berner, Genfer, Graubündner, Luzerner, Neuenburger, Tessiner, Thurgauer, Zürcher Derived forms: Schweizerin, schweizerisch

Inflected forms

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      "text": "→ Polish: szwajcar, Szwajcar"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: șvaițer"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: швейца́рец (švejcárec, “Swissman”)"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: швейца́р (švejcár)"
    }
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      "word": "Berner"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Genfer"
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          "_dis": "5 4 24 31 3 34 0",
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          "parents": [],
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          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Demonyms",
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            "People",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Human",
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            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "_dis": "3 8 19 48 8 8 6",
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Nationalities",
          "orig": "de:Nationalities",
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            "Names",
            "Human",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "5 4 24 31 3 34 0",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "orig": "de:People",
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            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "text": "Holonym: Schweizergarde"
        }
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        "Swiss Guard"
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      "id": "en-Schweizer-de-noun-8GETylm7",
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Catholicism",
          "orig": "de:Catholicism",
          "parents": [
            "Christianity",
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "sacristan"
      ],
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        [
          "Catholicism",
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          "sacristan",
          "sacristan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Catholicism) sacristan"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Küster"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "5 4 24 31 3 34 0",
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          "orig": "de:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "milker, person who milks cows"
      ],
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        [
          "milker",
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          "cow",
          "cow"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        "doorman"
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        ]
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        "masculine",
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      ]
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    },
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      "expansion": "suisse (“doorman”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses \"doorman\" and \"milker\" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense \"sacristan\" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”) : suisse (“doorman”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "indecl.pred:-"
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      "expansion": "Schweizer (indeclinable, no predicative form)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "77 2 6 9 2 4 1",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "de",
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            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
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        "of Switzerland"
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        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland"
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        "(relational) of Switzerland"
      ],
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        "indeclinable",
        "no-predicative-form",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schweizer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/69/De-Schweizer.ogg/De-Schweizer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/De-Schweizer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "categories": [
    "German 2-syllable words",
    "German adjectives",
    "German adjectives without predicate",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German nouns with multiple genders",
    "German proper nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms suffixed with -er",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German uncomparable adjectives",
    "de:Demonyms",
    "de:Nationalities",
    "de:People",
    "de:Switzerland"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Schweizerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "schweizerisch"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: szwajcar, Szwajcar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: szwajcar, Szwajcar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "швайца́р"
          },
          "expansion": "Ukrainian: швайца́р (švajcár)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "obsolete"
          },
          "expansion": "(obsolete)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ukrainian: швайца́р (švajcár) (obsolete)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "șvaițer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: șvaițer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: șvaițer"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "швейца́р",
            "bor": "1",
            "qq": "possibly via Polish",
            "t": "doorman, Swiss man (dated)"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: швейца́р (švejcár, “doorman, Swiss man (dated)”), швейца́ръ (švejcár) (possibly via Polish)\n→ Armenian: շվեյցար (šveycʻar)\nBashkir: швейцар (şveytsar)\nBelarusian: швейцар (švjejcar)\nChuvash: швейцар (švejtsar)\nEstonian: šveitser\nGeorgian: შვეიცარი (šveicari)\nKazakh: швейцар (şveisar)\nKyrgyz: швейцар (şveytsar)\nLatvian: šveicars\nOssetian: швейца́р (švejcár)\nTatar: швейцар (şweytsar)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: швейца́р (švejcár, “doorman, Swiss man (dated)”), швейца́ръ (švejcár) (possibly via Polish)\n→ Armenian: շվեյցար (šveycʻar)\nBashkir: швейцар (şveytsar)\nBelarusian: швейцар (švjejcar)\nChuvash: швейцар (švejtsar)\nEstonian: šveitser\nGeorgian: შვეიცარი (šveicari)\nKazakh: швейцар (şveisar)\nKyrgyz: швейцар (şveytsar)\nLatvian: šveicars\nOssetian: швейца́р (švejcár)\nTatar: швейцар (şweytsar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "швейца́рец",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "Swissman"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: швейца́рец (švejcárec, “Swissman”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: швейца́рец (švejcárec, “Swissman”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "швейца́р",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: швейца́р (švejcár)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Ukrainian: швейца́р (švejcár)"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schweiz",
        "3": "er"
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Schweizer",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "Schweizer",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Schweizer",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Schweizer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schweizer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schweizern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schweizer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schweizer",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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    {
      "word": "Mitteleuropäer"
    }
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    {
      "word": "Aargauer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Baseler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Genfer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Graubündner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luzerner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Neuenburger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tessiner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Thurgauer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zürcher"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Swiss person"
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        [
          "Swiss",
          "Swiss"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "Eidgenosse"
        }
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Holonym: Schweizergarde"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Swiss Guard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Swiss Guard",
          "Swiss Guard"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Catholicism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sacristan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Catholicism",
          "Catholicism"
        ],
        [
          "sacristan",
          "sacristan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Catholicism) sacristan"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Küster"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Catholicism",
        "Christianity"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "milker, person who milks cows"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "milker",
          "milker"
        ],
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "doorman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "doorman",
          "doorman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schweizer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/69/De-Schweizer.ogg/De-Schweizer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/De-Schweizer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schweizer"
}

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  "categories": [
    "German 2-syllable words",
    "German adjectives",
    "German adjectives without predicate",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German nouns with multiple genders",
    "German proper nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms suffixed with -er",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German uncomparable adjectives",
    "de:Demonyms",
    "de:Nationalities",
    "de:People",
    "de:Switzerland"
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Schweizer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Schweizer"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Schweizer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Schweizer",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Schweizer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "swīzer"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Schweiz",
        "3": "er"
      },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "gloss": "doorman"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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  ],
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    {
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        "genitive",
        "masculine"
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        "with an article"
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        "genitive",
        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schweizer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schweizers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "form": "Schweizer",
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        "plural"
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      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German surnames"
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        "a surname"
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/"
    },
    {
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schweizer"
}

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    "German adjectives without predicate",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German nouns with multiple genders",
    "German proper nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms suffixed with -er",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German uncomparable adjectives",
    "de:Demonyms",
    "de:Nationalities",
    "de:People",
    "de:Switzerland"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Schweizerheit"
    }
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        "3": "swīzer"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Schweiz",
        "3": "er"
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      "name": "suffix"
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        "2": "suisse",
        "gloss": "doorman"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "German relational adjectives"
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      "glosses": [
        "of Switzerland"
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          "Switzerland"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/"
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    {
      "audio": "De-Schweizer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/69/De-Schweizer.ogg/De-Schweizer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/De-Schweizer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schweizer"
}

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