Aaschnitt

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Aschnitt

Etymology

Likely cognate with German Anschnitt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʃnɪtː/

Noun

Aaschnitt m (plural Aaschnitt)

1. (Switzerland) heel, crust (end-piece of a loaf of bread)

Synonyms

• Aahau, Aahou (Switzerland, less common)
• Zipfel (literally “tail (of a piece of clothing, fabric)”) (Switzerland, less common)
• Aagupf, Gupf, Gupfi, Gopf, Güpf, Güpfli, Gipf, Gipfel (literally “peak, summit”) (northern and eastern Switzerland, less common)
• Murggel, Mürggel, Mürggeli, Mürggu, Mürrgi, Münggel (Bern, Freiburg)
• Chappe (literally “cap”), Chäppli (literally “small cap”), Chäppi (literally “small cap”) (south-west Bern)
• Gruschte (literally “crust”) (some Wallis)
• Rand (literally “edge”) (some Wallis)
• Butti, Putti (some Wallis)
• Muger, Mugerli (Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden)
• Schärb, Schärbeli (some Schwyz)
• Bode (literally “floor”), Bödeli (literally “small floor”) (Glarus, some Schwyz, south-west St. Gallen)
• Chropf (some Solothurn, some Basel)
• Änggel, Änggeli (some Aargau)
• Fux (literally “fox”), Fuxi (some Graubünden)
• Mutsch, Mutschi, Mütschli, Mütscheli, Mütschgi (Lucerne, some Schwyz, some Graubünden)
• Gutsch, Götsch (some Graubünden)
• Kniisle (Breisgau)
• Aamündli
• Buck
• Birzi, Bürzi, Bürtzgi
• Ribel, Ribeli
• Obenäbli
• Deckel (literally “lid”)
• Wegge (literally “bread roll”)
• Reifteli
• Houdi
• Fuudi (literally “bottom, butt”), Fudi
• Motsch
• Aahöilig, Aahöieli

Further reading

• Kleiner Sprachatlas der deutschen Schweiz - Arbeitsblätter für den Schulunterricht, p. 23
• Vorherrschendes Dialektwort für "Brotanschnitt" - kleinersprachatlas.ch
• "Wie nennt ihr das Endstück vom Brot?" - wir-essen-gesund.de