Swiss German

Swiss-German English Alternative forms en Swiss-German Proper noun The varieties of Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland. en Switzerland en 1990 Stephen Barbour; Patrick Stevenson Variation in German: A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics 213 Today, it is probably true to say that both varieties have positive prestige but for different reasons and to differing extents: attitudes to Swiss German, as the unifying vernacular that gives the German-Swiss their identity, are positive in every respect, while Swiss standard German enjoys widespread prestige only as a written form that enables them to be part of the international German-speaking community […]. en 2004 Harald Fuchs; Paul G. Schreier Züritüütsch isch aifach schön xi We do not intend this book to serve as a complete course in Swiss German; rather, it serves as a supplement to those studying the language in a more formal way. en loosely Any local form of the German language used in Switzerland; Swiss Standard German. Translations Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland Afrikaans: af Switserse Duits, af Switsers-Duits Cherokee: chr ᏍᏫᏏ ᎠᏂᏓᏥ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瑞士德語 Ruìshì Déyǔ Danish: da schweizertysk Dutch: nl Zwitserduits n Finnish: fi sveitsinsaksa French: fr allemand de Suisse m Galician: gl alemán suízo m Georgian: ka შვეიცარიული გერმანული, ka შვეიცარიული გერმანული ენა German: de Schweizerdeutsch n Alemannic German: gsw Schwiizertüütsch n, gsw Schwizertitsch n, gsw Schwyzerdütsch n Irish: ga Gearmáinis Eilvéiseach f, ga Gearmáinis na hEilvéise f Japanese: ja スイスドイツ語 Suisu-Doitsu-go, ja スイスアレマン語 Suisu-Areman-go Kazakh: kk швейцариялық неміс тілі Korean: ko 스위스 독일어 Polish: pl gwara szwajcarska języka niemieckiego f Romanian: ro germană elvețiană f Russian: ru швейца́рский неме́цкий m Turkish: tr İsviçre Almancası Noun A German-speaking person from Switzerland. Translations German-speaking Swiss person German: de Deutschschweizer m, de Deutschschweizerin f Polish: pl Szwajcar niemieckojęzyczny m-pr, pl Szwajcarka niemieckojęzyczna f Adjective Pertaining to the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Of or relating to one or all of the languages. en Philip Oltermann The Guardian 14 Feb 2014 Two years ago, there was an uproar in the local media after Coop ran an advertising campaign that used the High German word for "to barbecue", grillen, rather than the Swiss German grillieren. Translations Danish: da schweizertysk Finnish: fi sveitsinsaksalainen Georgian: ka შვეიცარიული გერმანული German: de deutschschweizerisch; de schweizerdeutsch relating to language Italian: it svizzero-tedesco Polish: pl szwajcarsko-niemiecki See also en Alemannic en Swiss Standard German References gsw en relational adjectives en Languages