méttwòchò

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• mittuchu, mittwuchu, mettwucchu, méttwucha

Etymology

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to métt +‎ wòchò. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

Noun

méttwòchò f

1. (Gressoney) Wednesday

See also

• days of the week (Gressoney dialect): tag der wòchò (appendix): méntag · tschischtag · méttwòchò · fròntag · frittag · samstag · sònntag ^[edit]

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien