ver

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


ursa

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

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) female bear


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 ursInherited from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orssos.

etymon

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) bear


rizza

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


nursa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) sheep, ewe


asen

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


cogna

From Vulgar Latin *cania, from Latin canis.


giat

From Late Latin cattus. Compare Friulian gjat.

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


giatta

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


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.


stgilat

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


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).


ludra

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) otter


fiergna nobla

rm-noun

fiergna nobla f (plural fiergna noblafiergnas noblas)


vacha

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


vadè

(Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) (male) calf


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


agnè

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


chamel

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


liun

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


vatga

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) cow


besch

head

besch m (plural beschs, collective bescha)


bês-ch

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


uors

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


vulpa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fox


purtschi

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


vdella

From Late Latin vitella, diminutive of Latin vitula.


vadiala

From Late Latin vitella, from Latin vitula.


asna

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


püerch spinus

(Vallader) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


erizung

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

(Surmiran) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


erizun

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


erizùn

(Sutsilvan) hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)


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”).


sgolanotg

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


miezmir-a-miezutschi

rm-noun

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


miez miur e miez utschi

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


luf

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