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Schweizer.

Swiss person, Swiss (male)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/

  1. Swiss person, Swiss (male)

    masculine · strong

  2. Swiss Guard

    masculine · strong

  3. sacristan

    masculine · strong

  4. milker (a person or man who milks cows)

    masculine · strong

  5. doorman

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”): suisse (“doorman”).

name/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”): suisse (“doorman”).

adj/ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡sɐ/

  1. of Switzerland

    indeclinable · no-predicative-form · relational
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German swīzer. Equivalent to Schweiz + -er. The senses "doorman" and "milker" arose because Swiss people were commonly employed in Germany in those professions; the sense "sacristan" arose because sacristans' garb resembled that of the Swiss Guards. For the sense development compare also French Suisse (“Swiss”): suisse (“doorman”).

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