schnëtze

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German snitzen (“to cut into small pieces”), from Proto-Germanic *snittōną. Cognate with German schnitzen.

Verb

schnëtze

1. (Uri, of wood) to carve

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 17.