Chrüüz

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German kruzi, from Latin crux. Cognate with German Kreuz.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /χryːt͡s/

Noun

Chrüüz n (plural Chrüüz, diminutive Chrüüzli)

cross

References

“Chrüz”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume 3, 1895, column 938
Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 74.

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