Schwyz

English

Etymology

From German Schwyz.

Proper noun

Schwyz

1. A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schwyz.
2. A canton of Switzerland.

Translations

canton

• Esperanto: Ŝvico
• French: canton de Schwyz
• German:

  Alemannic German: Kanton Schwyz

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• Italian: Canton Svitto
• Romansch: Sviz m
• Russian: Швиц m (Švic)

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German

Etymology

From Latin Suittes (attested 972), perhaps from the verb swīdan (“to burn”), referring to a spot cleared by slash-and-burn, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną; compare Old Norse svíða (“to burn, singe”).

In the High Middle Ages recorded as Swiz or Switz, by the late 15th to early 16th century as Schwitz or Schwytz. The territory of Schwyz (the later canton) is recorded in Middle Latin as vallis de Switz (“valley of Schwyz”) from circa 1300 (Federal Charter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃviːt͡s/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Schwyz

1. A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schwyz.
2. A canton of Switzerland.
3. (dialectal, Switzerland) Alternative form of Schweiz.

Alternative forms

• (Switzerland): Schwiiz

Synonyms

• (canton): Kanton Schwyz

Related terms

• Schweiz
• Schweizer
• French and Middle French: Suisse
• English: Swiss