Suisse

See also: suisse

French

Etymology

From Middle French Suisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɥis/

• Audio:

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Noun

Suisse m or f (plural Suisses, feminine Suissesse)

1. Swiss person

Usage notes

The traditional feminine Suissesse is often replaced with Suisse used as a female noun.

un Suisse ― a Swiss person

une Suissesse ― a Swiss person [female]

une Suisse ― a Swiss person [female]

Related terms

• suisse

Proper noun

Suisse f

1. Switzerland

Further reading

• “Suisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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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)

1. male Swiss person

Proper noun

Suisse f

1. Switzerland

References

• Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.

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Norman

Etymology

From Middle High German Swiz (“Switzerland”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

La Suisse f

1. Switzerland