Gebse

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Gepse, Geps

Etymology

From Middle High German *gebse, *gebze, from Old High German gebiza, gebita (“dish, bowl, basin, vessel”), probably from Late Latin gabata (“deep dish, platter”). Cognate with Bavarian Gebsa (“bowl, basin, vessel”).

Noun

Gebse f

1. (Uri) milk tub

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.