mettwucchu
Alemannic German Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
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 Edit
mettwucchu f
- (Rimella and Campello Monti) Wednesday
See also Edit
- (days of the week) tàg der wucchu; mìntàg, zischtàg, mettwucchu, vröntàg, vrittàg, ŝchàmstàg, ŝchuntàg (Category: gsw:Days of the week) – Rimella and Campello Monti dialect
References Edit
- 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