Schweiz
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Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Schweiz n
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
See also
- Albanien
- Andorra
- Armenien
- Aserbajdsjan
- Belarus
- Belgien
- Bosnien-Hercegovina
- Bulgarien
- Cypern
- Danmark
- Estland
- Finland
- Forenede Kongerige
- Frankrig
- Georgien
- Grækenland
- Irland
- Island
- Italien
- Kasakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kroatien
- Letland
- Liechtenstein
- Litauen
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nederlandene
- Nordmakedonien
- Norge
- Polen
- Portugal
- Rumænien
- Rusland
- San Marino
- Schweiz
- Serbien
- Slovakiet
- Slovenien
- Spanien
- Sverige
- Tjekkiet
- Tyskland
- Ukraine
- Ungarn
- Vatikanstaten
- Østrig
German
Etymology
From Schwyz, the canton for which Switzerland is named.
Pronunciation
- (Germany) IPA(key): /ʃvaɪ̯ts/
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- (Austria) IPA(key): /ʃveɪ̯ts/
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- Rhymes: -aɪ̯t͡s
- Hyphenation: Schweiz
Proper noun
die Schweiz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schweiz)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
Usage notes
Unlike most German country names (that are usually neuter), Schweiz is feminine, and requires the use of the definite article:
- Die Schweiz findet man in den Alpen.
- One finds Switzerland in the Alps.
- In der Schweiz wird Deutsch, Französisch, Italienisch und Rätoromanisch gesprochen.
- In Switzerland German, French, Italian and Romansch are spoken.
Related terms
See also
- Albanien
- Andorra
- Belarus
- Belgien
- Bosnien und Herzegowina
- Bulgarien
- Dänemark
- Deutschland
- Estland
- Finnland
- Frankreich
- Griechenland
- Irland
- Island
- Italien
- Kosovo
- Kroatien
- Lettland
- Liechtenstein
- Litauen
- Luxemburg
- Malta
- Moldau
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Niederlande
- Nordmazedonien
- Norwegen
- Österreich
- Polen
- Portugal
- Rumänien
- Russland
- San Marino
- Schweden
- Schweiz
- Serbien
- Slowakei
- Slowenien
- Spanien
- Tschechien
- Ukraine
- Ungarn
- Vatikanstadt
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Weißrussland
- Zypern
Further reading
- “Schweiz” in Duden online
- “Schweiz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Schweiz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German Swīz, from Proto-West Germanic *Swīt, borrowed from Latin Suittes.[1]
Cognate with German Schweiz and Luxembourgish Schwäiz.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Schweiz f
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
- Sie wohne in de Schweiz.
- They live in Switzerland.
Derived terms
nouns
See also
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Schweiz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 148
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Schweiz c (genitive Schweiz)
- Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
- Folk blandar ofta ihop Sverige med Schweiz
- People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland
Related terms
- schweizare (“Swiss; Swiss person”)
- schweizisk (“Swiss; from Switzerland”)
- schweiziska (“Swiss; Swiss female”)
- schweizer- (“Swiss ”)
- schweizeri (“patisserie with alcohol serving”)