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Gschicht
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Alemannic German
Etymology
From gsw gmh geschicht(e) geschicht(e) event, struggle, story, history, from gsw goh gisciht, from the verb gsw gem-pro *skehaną, whence gsw gscheh. Cognate with de Geschichte, bar Gschicht.
Pronunciation
gsw /kʃixt/ Zürich
Noun
f e
gsw uncountable history
gsw school uncountable history class
gsw countable story
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh geschicht(e) geschicht(e) event, struggle, story, history, from bar goh gisciht, from the verb bar gem-pro *skehaną, whence bar gschehn. Cognate with de Geschichte, gsw Gschicht.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈkʃixd̥/
Noun
bar noun f plural Gschicht or Gschichtn diminutive Gschichtl or Gschichterl
bar uncountable history
bar De Gschicht vom oidn Rom is spånnend. The history of ancient Rome is fascinating.
bar countable story
bar Wöche Gschicht kennt i heit de Kinder derzöhn? What story could I tell the children today?
bar countable matter, affair, issue
bar Bei der Gschicht miass ma vuasichtig sei. We have to be careful in this matter.
bar Des is a blede Gschicht. This is an awkward affair.
bar countable incident, event
bar Oiso, de Gschicht woar a so: ... Well, this is how it happened: ... The incident was like this: ...
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare de Geschichte.
Noun
pdc noun f plural Gschichde
story, tale
affair
history
Synonyms
pdc Schtori