mettwucchu

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• méttwòchò, mittuchu, mittwuchu, 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 mettu +‎ wucchu. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

Noun

mettwucchu f

1. (Rimella and Campello Monti) Wednesday

See also

• days of the week (Rimella and Campello Monti dialect): tàg der wucchu (appendix): mìntàg · zischtàg · mettwucchu · vröntàg · vrittàg · ŝchàmstàg · ŝchuntàg ^[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