violet

rm-adj

violet m (feminine singular violetta, masculine plural violets, feminine plural violettas)

violetta (feminine singular)
violets (masculine plural)
violettas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Old French violette, from Latin viola (“violet”).


plum

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lead (metal)


sang

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


musica

Borrowed from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “of a Muse”).


alb

rm-adj

alb m (feminine singular alba, masculine plural albs, feminine plural albas)

alba (feminine singular)
albs (masculine plural)
albas (feminine plural)


té

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) tea


nord

Borrowed from French nord, from Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).


blau

rm-adj

blau m (feminine singular blaua, masculine plural blaus, feminine plural blauas)

blaua (feminine singular)
blaus (masculine plural)
blauas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin blāvus, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Vallader) blue (color/colour)


astronomia

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


Europa

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


stad

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) summer


vin

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) wine


ner

ner m (feminine singular nera, masculine plural ners, feminine plural neras)

nera (feminine singular)
ners (masculine plural)
neras (feminine plural)


diamant

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


ova

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


sid

From a Germanic language, such as Old English suþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) south


brin

brin m (feminine singular brina, masculine plural brins, feminine plural brinas)

brina (feminine singular)
brins (masculine plural)
brinas (feminine plural)

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bher- (“shining, brown”).


mellan

rm-adj

mellan m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural mellans, feminine plural melnas)

melna (feminine singular)
mellans (masculine plural)
melnas (feminine plural)


mellen

mellen m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural mellens, feminine plural melnas)

melna (feminine singular)
mellens (masculine plural)
melnas (feminine plural)

Probably from Vulgar Latin *mĕllĭnus, from Classical Latin mĕl, mĕllis (“honey”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) yellow


alv

alv m (feminine singular alva, masculine plural alvs, feminine plural alvas)

alva (feminine singular)
alvs (masculine plural)
alvas (feminine plural)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter) white


ava

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


blo

blo m (feminine singular blava, masculine plural blos, feminine plural blavas)

blava (feminine singular)
blos (masculine plural)
blavas (feminine plural)


clar

clar m (feminine singular clara, masculine plural clars, feminine plural claras)

clara (feminine singular)
clars (masculine plural)
claras (feminine plural)


aua

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) water


guitarrista

(music, Puter, Vallader) (female) guitarist


naiv

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snow


nair

nair m (feminine singular naira, masculine plural nairs, feminine plural nairas)

naira (feminine singular)
nairs (masculine plural)
nairas (feminine plural)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) black


larma

From Latin lācrima. Compare to French larme.


sexualitad

(Surmiran, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Rumantsch Grischun) sexuality


melen

melen m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural melens, feminine plural melnas)

melna (feminine singular)
melens (masculine plural)
melnas (feminine plural)

Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos, from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn).


cler

cler m (feminine singular clera, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleras)

clera (feminine singular)
clers (masculine plural)
cleras (feminine plural)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) clear, light


verd

verd m (feminine singular verda, masculine plural verds, feminine plural verdas)

verda (feminine singular)
verds (masculine plural)
verdas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Italian verde.

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


staila

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


gervosa

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) beer, ale


rugada

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


biera

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


argient

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

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


atun

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) autumn, fall


cotschen

cotschen class otschna (feminine singular cotschena, masculine plural cotschens, feminine plural cotschenas)

cotschen class otschna (canonical)
cotschena (feminine singular)
cotschens (masculine plural)
cotschenas (feminine plural)

From Latin coccinus. Compare Ladin cueciun.

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


primavaira

Inherited from Late Latin prīma vēra (“early spring”), from Latin prīmus (“first”) + vēr (“spring”). Compare Italian primavera, Friulian primevere.


enviern

From Vulgar Latin *hīnbernum, a modification of Latin hībernum (tempus).


atschal

From Late Latin aciāle, aciārium, from Latin aciēs. Compare Friulian açâr, açâl, Venetian 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”).


liun

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


neabla

From Latin nebula or alternatively from nūbila.


nüvla

Probably from Latin nūbila, noun use of the feminine of nūbilus (“cloudy”), from nūbes. Compare Italian nuvola, Lombard nivola, nugra, Venetian nùvoła, Emilian nóvvla, Ladin nigola.


nibel

From Latin nebula (“fog, cloud”), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”) or from a derivative of Latin nubilus (compare Italian nuvolo, Occitan nívol).


sajetta

From Latin sagitta. Compare Friulian saete, Ladin saëta, sita, Italian saetta, Istriot sàita, Venetian sita, saéta.


stagiun

Ultimately from Latin statio, stationem, whence also Italian stagione and stazione

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) season


blovaint

rm-adj

blovaint m (feminine singular blovainta, masculine plural blovaints, feminine plural blovaintas)

blovainta (feminine singular)
blovaints (masculine plural)
blovaintas (feminine plural)

(Sutsilvan, Puter) bluish (having a blue tint or hue)


blavaint

blavaint m (feminine singular blavainta, masculine plural blavaints, feminine plural blavaintas)

blavainta (feminine singular)
blavaints (masculine plural)
blavaintas (feminine plural)

(Surmiran) bluish (having a blue tint or hue)


tgietschen

head

tgietschen m (f cotschna, m pl cotschens, f pl cotschnas)


blauaint

rm-adj

blauaint m (feminine singular blauainta, masculine plural blauaints, feminine plural blauaintas)

blauainta (feminine singular)
blauaints (masculine plural)
blauaintas (feminine plural)

(Vallader) bluish (having a blue tint or hue)


blauent

blauent m (feminine singular blauenta, masculine plural blauents, feminine plural blauentas)

blauenta (feminine singular)
blauents (masculine plural)
blauentas (feminine plural)

(Rumantsch Grischun) bluish (having a blue tint or hue)


gelg

gelg m (feminine singular gelga, masculine plural gelgs, feminine plural gelgas)

gelga (feminine singular)
gelgs (masculine plural)
gelgas (feminine plural)


blov

blov m (feminine singular blova, masculine plural blovs, feminine plural blovas)

blova (feminine singular)
blovs (masculine plural)
blovas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin blāvus, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.


bregn

bregn m (feminine singular bregna, masculine plural bregns, feminine plural bregnas)

bregna (feminine singular)
bregns (masculine plural)
bregnas (feminine plural)

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bher- (“shining, brown”).


veard

rm-adj

veard m (feminine singular vearda, masculine plural veards, feminine plural veardas)

vearda (feminine singular)
veards (masculine plural)
veardas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare Italian verde.


brün

brün m (feminine singular brüna, masculine plural brüns, feminine plural brünas)

brüna (feminine singular)
brüns (masculine plural)
brünas (feminine plural)


neir

neir m (feminine singular neira, masculine plural neirs, feminine plural neiras)

neira (feminine singular)
neirs (masculine plural)
neiras (feminine plural)


neiv

From Latin nivem, the accusative form of nix (“snow”).


naiver

From Vulgar Latin *nivāre, a verb based on Latin nivem (“snow”, noun).

(Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) to snow


aua minerala

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


ghitarra

(music, Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) guitar


canzung

From Latin cantiō, cantiōnem (“song, singing”), from cantus (“sung”), perfect passive participle of canō, canere (“sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).


chanzun

(music, Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) song


ghitarrista

(music, Rumantsch Grischun) (female) guitarist


ghitarista

(music, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) (female) guitarist


guitarrist

(music, Puter, Vallader) (male) guitarist


ghitarist

(music, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) (male) guitarist


ghitarrist

(music, Rumantsch Grischun) (male) guitarist


tschiera

(weather, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) fog, mist


argien

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


scrotta da neiv

rm-noun

scrotta da neiv f (plural scrottas da neiv)


floc da naiv

(Romansch Grishun, Vallader, weather) snowflake


flocca da naiv

flocca da naiv f (plural floccas da naiv)


greisch

rm-adj

greisch m (feminine singular grischa, masculine plural greischs, feminine plural grischas)

grischa (feminine singular)
greischs (masculine plural)
grischas (feminine plural)


grisch

grisch m (feminine singular grischa, masculine plural grischs, feminine plural grischas)

grischa (feminine singular)
grischs (masculine plural)
grischas (feminine plural)

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