Schweiz

From German Schweiz.

• IPA^(key): /svajˀts/, [ˈsʋɑjˀd̥s]

Schweiz n

1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)

• Svejts n (obsolete)

From Schwyz, the canton for which Switzerland is named.

• (Germany) IPA^(key): /ʃvaɪ̯ts/

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• (Austria) IPA^(key): /ʃveɪ̯ts/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯t͡s
• Hyphenation: Schweiz

die Schweiz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Schweiz)

1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)

Unlike most German country names (that are usually neuter), Schweiz is feminine, and requires the use of the definite article:

Die Schweiz findet man in den Alpen.

One finds Switzerland in the Alps.

In der Schweiz wird Deutsch, Französisch, Italienisch und Rätoromanisch gesprochen.

In Switzerland German, French, Italian and Romansch are spoken.

• Schweizer

• “Schweiz” in Duden online
• “Schweiz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Schweiz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Inherited from Middle High German Swīz, from Proto-West Germanic *Swīt, borrowed from Latin Suittes.^[1]

Cognate with German Schweiz and Luxembourgish Schwäiz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯t͡s/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ts
• Syllabification: Schweiz

Schweiz f

1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)

   Sie wohne in de Schweiz.

   They live in Switzerland.

From German Schweiz.

• IPA^(key): /ɧvɛjts/, [ʂvɛjːts]

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• Rhymes: -ɛjts

Schweiz c (genitive Schweiz)

1. Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)

   Folk blandar ofta ihop Sverige med Schweiz

   People often mix up Sweden and Switzerland

• schweizare (“Swiss; Swiss person”)
• schweizisk (“Swiss; from Switzerland”)
• schweiziska (“Swiss; Swiss female”)
• schweizer- (“Swiss […] ”)
• schweizeri (“patisserie with alcohol serving”)

• Schweiz in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH