Suisse
See also: suisse
French
Etymology
From Middle French Suisse.
Pronunciation
Noun
Suisse m or f (plural Suisses, feminine Suissesse)
- Swiss person
Usage notes
The traditional feminine Suissesse is often replaced with Suisse used as a female noun.[1]
- un Suisse ― a Swiss person
- une Suissesse ― a Swiss person [female]
- une Suisse ― a Swiss person [female]
Related terms
Proper noun
Suisse f
Further reading
- “Suisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
References
- ^ “Suisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Middle High German Swīzer (“Switzerland”), from Swīz, from Old High German 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”)).
Noun
Suisse m (plural Suisses)
- male Swiss person
Proper noun
Suisse f
References
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
Norman
Etymology
From Middle High German Swiz (“Switzerland”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey): (file)
Proper noun
La Suisse f
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