Gemschi
Alemannic German
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian camozza (“female chamois”), from Late Latin camōx, from Gaulish, probably ultimately from Raetic or Ancient Ligurian.
Noun
Gemschi n
- (Uri) The chamois, Rupicara rupicara.
References
- Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 56.
Categories:
- Alemannic German terms borrowed from Italian
- Alemannic German terms derived from Italian
- Alemannic German terms derived from Late Latin
- Alemannic German terms derived from Gaulish
- Alemannic German terms derived from Raetic
- Alemannic German terms derived from Ancient Ligurian
- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German nouns
- Alemannic German neuter nouns
- Urner Alemannic German
- gsw:Antelopes