grüezi

Alemannic German

Alemannic German phrasebook

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Alternative forms

• grüäzi (at least Glarus, probably pronounced the same), griezi (Basel), grüessi, (Jaun, Fribourg) gruessì

Etymology

Contracted form of Gott grüess Euch (oich > oi > i). Compare German grüß Gott. See Bavarian griaßn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ryə̯t͡si/

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Interjection

grüezi

1. (polite, Zürich, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Appenzell, Thurgau, Glarus, also "du-form" in Toggenburg) hello

   Synonyms: hoi, sälü, tschau, grüessech (polite, Western Switzerland), grüess Gott (uncommon in Switzerland)

German

Interjection

grüezi

1. (Eastern Switzerland, polite) hello

See also

• (hello): grüß Gott