Chrotte

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Alemannic German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (toad), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (toad).

Noun[edit]

Chrotte f

  1. (Uri) toad

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References[edit]

  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co. p. 20 (in § 23): "xrottə f. Kröte"