Rigi
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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German *rigî (“strip, band”), related to the verb rīhan (“to plait”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan.
Noun
Rigi f
- (Uri, geology) stratification in mountains
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) , Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 63.
Italian
Etymology
From Alemannic German Rigi
Proper noun
Rigi ?
- A mountain in Lucerna canton, Switzerland