Bëtti

Alemannic German

Etymology

Bet (“prayer”) +‎ -i. Compare English bead for meaning development.

Noun

Bëtti n

1. (Uri) rosary

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 52.