Chranket

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Chrankchet

Etymology

From Middle High German krancheit, krankeit. Equivalent to chrank +‎ -het.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): [xrɑŋkxət]

Noun

Chranket f (plural Chrankete)

1. illness, disease
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Nai nai, än aaschtekchendi Chrankchet. Wi si so vorchunt.

     No, no, a contagious disease. The kind that sometimes go round.