èèrnscht

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• ärnscht

Etymology

Transferred from the noun Èèrnscht (“seriousness”) after the Middle High German period. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Cognate with German ernst, English earnest.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ɛːrnʃt/

Adjective

èèrnscht

1. serious
   • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Das wird nit so ärnscht si.

     It won't be that serious.