méttwucha

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

méttwòchò, mittuchu, mittwuchu, mettwucchu

Etymology

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to métt +‎ wucha. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

Noun

méttwucha f

(Formazza) Wednesday

See also

(days of the week) tag der wucha; mäntag, zischtag, méttwucha, dontschtag, frittag, samstag, sunntag ^{(Category: gsw:Days of the week)} – Formazza dialect

See also: Carcoforo, Gressoney, Issime, Rimella and Campello Monti

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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