Schweiz
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See also: schweiz.
Danish[edit]
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Schweiz n
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Schwyz, the canton for which Switzerland is named.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
die Schweiz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schweiz)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
Usage notes[edit]
Unlike most German country names (that are usually neuter), Schweiz is feminine, and requires the use of the definite article:
- Die Schweiz findet man in den Alpen.
- One finds Switzerland in the Alps.
- In der Schweiz wird Deutsch, Französisch, Italienisch und Rätoromanisch gesprochen.
- In Switzerland German, French, Italian and Romansch are spoken.
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See also[edit]
- (countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Jugoslawien, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monako/Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Rußland/Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechei/Tschechien, Tschechoslowakei, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Weißrußland/Weißrussland, Zypern (Category: de:Countries in Europe)
Further reading[edit]
- “Schweiz” in Duden online
- “Schweiz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Schweiz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle High German Swīz, from Proto-West Germanic *Swīt, borrowed from Latin Suittes.[1]
Cognate with German Schweiz and Luxembourgish Schwäiz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Schweiz f
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
- Sie wohne in de Schweiz.
- They live in Switzerland.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schweiz
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| def. | noun | |
| nominative/accusative | die | Schweiz |
| dative | där/de | Schweiz |
Derived terms[edit]
nouns
See also[edit]
- (countries of Europe) ëuropäisches Land; Belche, Deitschland, Eesterreich, England, Finnland, Frankreich, Griecheland, Italje/Italia, Luxemborrich, Nitterlande, Pole, Portugal, Russland, Schweiz, Spanje (Category: hrx:Countries in Europe)
References[edit]
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schweiz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary][1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 148
Swedish[edit]
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Schweiz c (genitive Schweiz)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
Related terms[edit]
- schweizare (“Swiss; Swiss person”)
- schweizisk (“Swiss; from Switzerland”)
- schweiziska (“Swiss; Swiss female”)
- schweizer- (“Swiss […] ”)
- schweizeri (“patisserie with alcohol serving”)
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