animal

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) animal


ver

(Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) wild boar (Sus scrofa)


pula

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) hen


ursa

From Latin ursa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) female bear


oca

Inherited from Late Latin auca, syncope of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”).


anda

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) duck


ocha

From Vulgar Latin auca, contraction of *avica, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”).


bov

From Latin bōs, bovem, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōws.


elefant

From Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās), ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos).


delfin

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”), from δελφύς (delphús, “womb”).


chaval

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin.


urs

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *orssos
Latin ursus
Romansch urs
Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos.

etymon

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bear


serp

From Vulgar Latin *serpes, from Latin serpēns.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snake


pavun

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) peacock


rizza

(Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


merlotscha

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) blackbird


auca

Inherited from Late Latin auca, from Classical Latin avis (“bird”). Compare Friulian ocje, Italian and Venetan oca, Dalmatian jauca, Occitan auca, Catalan oca, French oie.


ov

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, biology, zoology, foods) egg


nursa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sheep, ewe


bau

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) beetle


piv

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) eagle owl


asen

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) (male) donkey, ass


maset

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, birds) tit


giallina

From Latin gallīna, from gallus (“rooster”).


cogna

From Vulgar Latin *cania, from Latin canis.


giat

From Late Latin cattus. Compare Friulian gjat.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) cat


pesch

Inherited from Latin piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) fish


utschè

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”). Compare Friulian uciel.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) bird


giatta

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) female cat


falcun

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) falcon


lodola

From Vulgar Latin *alaudula, diminutive of Latin alauda, of Gaulish origin. Compare Friulian lodule, Italian allodola.


ludra

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) otter


stgilat

From Vulgar Latin *scūriātus, from scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus.


utschè mezmieur

utschè mez + mieur, literally "half-mouse bird".


mieur

Compromise form based on the above variants, from Latin mūrem.
Perhaps created to avoid homophony with mir~meir~mür (“wall”) < Latin mūrus.


chamutsch

From Late Latin camōx, camōcis (5th c.), from Gaulish camox (5th c., Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ligurian). Compare also Old High German gamiza (“chamois”) (whence modern German Gämse).


fiergna

Possibly from Latin fāgina (mūstēla) (“beech marten”). Compare Occitan faguino, fahino, Old French fayne, faïne, Italian faina, French fouine (“beech marten”). Others compare French furet (“ferret”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) marten


fiergna nobla

rm-noun

fiergna nobla f (plural fiergna noblafiergnas noblas)


mustga

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) fly


tschitta

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) butterfly, moth


vacha

From Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European *woḱéh₂.


vadè

(Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) (male) calf


litgiva

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) trout


avieul

From Latin apicula (with a change in gender), diminutive of apis (“bee”).


agnè

From Latin agnellus, a diminutive of agnus (“lamb”).


biestg

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) animal


chamel

From Vulgar Latin *camellus, a variant of Classical Latin camēlus.


furmicla

From Latin furmīca, formīca, possibly through a Late Latin diminutive formicula.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ant


liun

(astronomy, astrology, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) Leo


verm

From Latin vermis, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) worm


tschuetta

Borrowed from French chouette, from Old French çuete, diminutive of choë, cauwe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kawō, from Proto-Indo-European *geh₁(y)- (“sing”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) owl


vatga

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) cow


bês-ch

head

bês-ch m (plural bês-chs, collective bês-cha)


besch

besch m (plural beschs, collective bescha)


zearp

From Vulgar Latin serpe, serpes, from Latin serpēns.


uorsa

From Latin ursa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”).


uors

Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *orssos
Latin ursus
Romansch uors
Inherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos.


vulpa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fox


purschè

From Late Latin porcellus, diminutive of Latin porcus.


purtscheala

From Late Latin porcella (“female piglet”), from porcellus, diminutive of Latin porcus.


schimgia

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) monkey


vadella

From Late Latin vitella, from Latin vitula.


vdella

From Late Latin vitella, diminutive of Latin vitula.


asna

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) female donkey, ass


crivel

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) kestrel


puppen cotschen

Erithacus rubecula
Erithacus rubecula#Translingual

(Rumantsch Grischun) robin (Erithacus rubecula)


gulacotschen

(Puter, Vallader) robin (Erithacus rubecula)


alv d'ov

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) egg white, albumen


cler d'ov

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) egg white, albumen


tschingallegra

rm-noun

tschingallegra f (plural tschingallegras)


parüschla

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin *paruscula, diminutive of parus (“tit”).


maset blau

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) blue tit


spler

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) butterfly, moth


tganga

From Vulgar Latin *cania, from Latin canis.


gaglina

From Latin gallīna, from gallus (“rooster”).


pestg

From Latin piscis, piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


pèsch

Inherited from Latin piscem, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


merl

From Late Latin merulum, from Latin merula.


erizun

From Vulgar Latin *ērīciōnem, from Latin erīcius (“hedgehog”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


erizung

(Surmiran) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


erizùn

(Sutsilvan) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


püerch spinus

(Vallader) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


pasler

Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus#Translingual


camutsch

From Late Latin camōx, camōcis (5th c.), from Gaulish camox (5th c., Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ligurian). Compare also Old High German gamiza (“chamois”) (whence modern German Gämse).


tgamutsch

From Late Latin camōx, camōcis (5th c.), from Gaulish [Term?], probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ligurian).


chamuotsch

From Late Latin camōx, camōcis (5th c.), from Gaulish camox, probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ancient Ligurian), possibly Proto-Indo-European *kem- (“without horns”).


utschel

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”). Compare Friulian uciel.


utschi

head

utschi m (Sursilvan plural utschals, Sutsilvan plural utscheals)

utschals (Sursilvan plural)
utscheals (Sutsilvan plural)


sgolanotg

From sgola (“flies”) + notg (“[at] night”), from sgular (“to fly”).


miez miur e miez utschi

rm-noun

miez miur e miez utschi ? (plural miez miur e miez utschis)


miezmir-a-miezutschi

miezmir-a-miezutschi ? (plural miezmir-a-miezutschis)


luf

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) wolf


girun

Deverbal from girar, due to their circling flight behavior.

Gypaetus barbatus
Gypaetus barbatus#Translingual

(Puter, Vallader) bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)