Tschoope
Alemannic German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German joppe, schoppe, from Old Italian giuppa, from Old Spanish aljuba (“doublet”), from Andalusian Arabic جبة (gubbah), from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “jubbah; cloak, coat”). Cognate with German Joppe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Tschoope m (plural Tschööpe)
- (Valais, Unterwalden, Schwyz, Zug, Glarus, Graubünden, Zürich) jacket, coat
- (Uri) dress (item of clothing worn by a woman)
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 74.