dies

From Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum. Compare French dos.


plum

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lead (metal)


sang

From Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis.


pet

(Puter, Vallader, anatomy) chest, thorax


cor

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.


pe

From Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, anatomy) foot


té

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) tea


sein

From Latin sinus (compare French sein, Italian seno, Romanian sân, Spanish seno).

(Sursilvan, anatomy) breast (of a woman)


vita

Related to Etymology 1 above, similar to Italian vita.

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) waist


fio

From Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver”).


dir

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) liver


dent

From Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts.

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) tooth


astronomia

From Latin astronomia, from Ancient Greek ἀστρονομία (astronomía).


Europa

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).


gula

From Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).


vin

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) wine


psicologia

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter) psychology


vista

From Vulgar Latin *visita, from Latin visa, feminine past participle of videō.


geografia

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).

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


diamant

(mineralogy, gemstone, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) diamond


mandel

Borrowed from German Mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Late Latin amygdala.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, anatomy) tonsil


ies

From Latin ossum, popular variant of os.


stanza

From Vulgar Latin *stantia (“standing, stopping-place”), from Latin stāns, stantis, from stō, stāre, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) room


nes

From Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.


barba

From Latin barba, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ-eh₂- (compare English beard). Compare meaning of "uncle" to Friulian barbe, Italian barba, Dalmatian buarba.


ova

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. Compare French eau, Piedmontese eva.


vesta

(anatomy, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) cheek


veta

(anatomy, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) waist


sain

(Rumantsch Grischun, anatomy) breast (of a woman)


lom

From Latin pulmō, from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) lung


urin

Borrowed from German Urin, from Latin urina.


nas

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) nose


pei

From Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.


ava

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.


daint

(anatomy, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) tooth


giuvna

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) young lady, Miss


comba

From Late Latin gamba (“hoof”) (compare Italian gamba), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “bend”).


cho

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.


diarrea

Borrowed from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (diá, “through”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).

der

(medicine, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) diarrhea


taglia

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter) waist


lef

From Latin labium, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader, anatomy) lip


îl

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).


aua

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) water


launa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter) wool


curtin

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) garden, orchard


larma

From Latin lācrima. Compare to French larme.


ov

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

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


fuira

(medicine, Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan) diarrhea


biglia

(anatomy, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) intestines, insides, guts


reflexiv

rm-adj

reflexiv m (feminine singular reflexiva, masculine plural reflexivs, feminine plural reflexivas)

reflexiva (feminine singular)
reflexivs (masculine plural)
reflexivas (feminine plural)


pè

From Latin pēs (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.


ungla

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) nail


bratsch

From Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).


chambra

From Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).


intestins

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) intestines, insides, guts


chomma

(Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, anatomy) leg


signur

From Latin senior, seniōrem (“elder”) (compare Italian signore, Spanish señor), comparative form of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“told”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) gentleman, Mr.


staila

From Latin stēlla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.


muntagna

(Puter, geography) Alternative form of muntogna (“mountain, peak”)


spatla

From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, anatomy) shoulder


survantscheglia

rm-noun

survantscheglia f (plural survantscheglias)

From Latin supercilia, plural of supercilium. A nasal infix developed in Romansh, as in Portuguese sobrancelha; cf. also Romanian sprânceană.


gervosa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) beer, ale


egl

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.


rugada

From Vulgar Latin *rōsāta, derived from Latin rōs. Compare Italian rugiada.


biera

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) beer, ale


muntogna

From Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader, geography) mountain


argient

From Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”).

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


atschal

From Late Latin aciāle, aciārium, from Latin aciēs. Compare Friulian açâr, açâl, Venetan açal, Italian acciaio, Catalan acer, French acier, Galician aceiro, Occitan acièr, Portuguese aço, Sicilian azzaru, Spanish acero.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) steel


arom

From Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) copper


ieli

From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”), from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive tree”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”).


fatscha

From Late Latin facia, from Classical Latin faciēs (“face”).


iert

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) garden, kitchen garden, vegetable garden


liun

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


ureglia

tlb

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Inherited from Latin ōricula, variant of auricula.


lieunga

From Latin lingua, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) tongue


leiv

From Latin labium, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).


muntgogna

(Sutsilvan, geography) Alternative form of muntogna (“mountain”)


daners

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) money


munaida

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) money, small change


muneida

(Sursilvan, Surmiran) money, small change


geografeia

From Latin geōgraphia, from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία (geōgraphía).


öss

From Latin ossum, popular variant of os.


ragisch

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


schnuogl

From Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (“knee”).


schanugl

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, anatomy) knee


mandla

Borrowed from Old High German mandala, from Late Latin amygdala.

(Surmiran, Puter, Vallader, anatomy) tonsil


mintun

From Vulgar Latin *mentō (accusative *mentōnem), from Classical Latin mentum. Compare French menton.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader, anatomy) chin


pèz

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) chest, thorax


sagn

From Latin sinus (compare French sein, Italian seno, Romanian sân, Spanish seno).

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran, anatomy) breast (of a woman)


chavadè

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) nipple


bogn

Inherited from Latin baneum, variant of balneum.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) swimming pool


bagn

(Sutsilvan, Surmiran) yes (used to disagree with a negative statement)


ögl

From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).


tgomma

From Late Latin gamba (“hoof”) (compare Italian gamba), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “bend”).


tgea

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.


aua minerala

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Vallader) mineral water


puogn

From Latin pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European *puǵ-no-, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).


begl

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) intestines, insides, guts


pugn

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fist


fritg

head

fritg m (plural fritgs, collective fritga)


fretg

fretg m (plural fretgs, collective fretga)

(botany, food, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fruit


gnirom

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) liver


böglia

(anatomy, Puter) intestines, insides, guts


föglia

From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).


fegl

(botany, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) leaf


glüm

From Latin lūmen, from Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥, derived from the root *lewk- (“bright”).


glüsch

From Latin lūcem, accusative of lūx, from Proto-Italic *louks, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”).


glisch

(physics, optics, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) light


gianoscha

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) jaw


üert

(Puter, Vallader) garden, kitchen garden, vegetable garden


missella

(anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun) cheek, jaw


staunza

From Vulgar Latin *stantia (“standing, stopping-place”), from Latin stāns, stantis, from stō, stāre, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


tgombra

From Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).


stànza

From Vulgar Latin *stantia (“standing, stopping-place”), from Latin stāns, stantis, from Latin stō, stāre, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


argien

From Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from *h₂erǵ- (“white”).


ùngla

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula.


sfuira

(medicine, Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Puter) diarrhea


purgia

From Latin purgō, purgāre (“clean; purge”).


diarea

Borrowed from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (diá, “through”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).


laungia

From Latin lingua, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


ranuogl

From Late Latin rēnunculus, a diminutive of Latin rēn (“kidney”).


niruncel

From Late Latin rēnunculus (following metathesis and with a change of suffix or through a Vulgar Latin root *rēnuncellus), a diminutive of Latin rēn (“kidney”).


gnirunchel

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, anatomy) kidney


clutger

(architecture, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) steeple, bell tower, belfry


clucher

(architecture, Puter, Vallader) steeple, bell tower, belfry


spedla

From Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Late Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha.


chastè

From Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) castle


tscharvè

From Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum, from Proto-Italic *kerazrom, from a Proto-Indo-European form *ḱerh₂-s-ro, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) brain