Schwyz

English

canton of Schwyz (sense 1)

Etymology

From German Schwyz.

Proper noun

Schwyz

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: canton of Schwyz
  2. A town, the capital of Schwyz canton, Switzerland.

Translations

See also

German

Kanton Schwyz (sense 1)

Etymology

From Latin Suittes (attested 972), perhaps from the Old High German verb swīdan (to burn), referring to a spot cleared by slash-and-burn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīþan; compare Old Norse svíða (to burn, singe).

In the High Middle Ages recorded as Swiz or Switz, by the late 15th to early 16th century as Schwitz or Schwytz. The territory of Schwyz (the later canton) is recorded in Middle Latin as vallis de Switz (valley of Schwyz) from circa 1300 (Federal Charter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃviːt͡s/
    • (file)
  • (file)

Proper noun

Schwyz f

  1. Schwyz (a canton of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Kanton Schwyz

Proper noun

Schwyz n

  1. Schwyz (a town, the capital of Schwyz canton, Switzerland)

Derived terms

  • Schwyzer
    • schwyzerisch

See also

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