Hööchi

Alemannic German

Etymology

Cognate with German Höhe.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈhøːχi/
IPA^(key): /ˈhøːχɪ/

Noun

Hööchi f (plural Hööchene)

(countable) height
Us dr Hööchi khör i öppis. ― I hear something from up high.
(uncountable, figurative) mountains
Gömmer chli id Hööchi? ― Should we go to the mountains? (literally, “Are we going a bit into the height?”)

Synonyms

Höchi

Related terms

hööch, hooch

Further reading

“Hööchi”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2024

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