catscher

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) chatschar
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) catschar
• (Puter) chatscher

Etymology

From Latin captiō, captiāre, a variant of captō, captāre (“I strive to seize, catch or grasp at; I seek, aim at”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, catch, grasp”).

Verb

catscher

1. (Surmiran) to hunt, go hunting
2. (Surmiran) to pester, bother