utschè

Romansch

Alternative forms

• utschi (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• utschel (Surmiran)

Etymology

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

Noun

utschè m (plural utschels)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) bird

Derived terms

• utschè mezmieur, utschè mezmür (“bat”)