mettwucchu
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
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 mettu + wucchu. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.
Noun
mettwucchu f
- (Rimella and Campello Monti) Wednesday
See also
- days of the week (Rimella and Campello Monti dialect): tàg der wucchu (appendix): mìntàg · zischtàg · mettwucchu · vröntàg · vrittàg · ŝchàmstàg · ŝchuntàg [edit]
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