Schweizer
derNounSwiss person (male)
English translations
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Swiss
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Schweizer ist eine Person, die aus der Schweiz stammt oder die Staatsbürgerschaft der Schweiz besitzt.
- English meaning
- Swiss
- Synonym
- Eidgenosse
- German example
- Er ist Schweizer und spricht fließend Deutsch, Französisch und Italienisch.
- English example
- He is Swiss and speaks fluent German, French, and Italian.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Schweizer
- Plural Form
- die Schweizer
Related words
- Schweizerin
Swiss woman
- schweizerisch
Swiss
- deutschschweizerisch
Swiss-German refers to everything concerning the German-speaking part of Switzerland, especially culture, language, and geography.
- Deutschschweizer
German-Swiss
- Eidgenosse
Swiss citizen
- Chur
Chur is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the oldest town in Switzerland.
- Fünfliber
Five-franc coin
- Gitzi
Kid (young goat)
- bräteln
Bräteln is a Swiss German term for grilling food over an open fire or charcoal.
- Emmentaler
Emmental cheese
- chüstig
Chüstig is an outdated word from the Swiss German language and means picky or fussy, especially regarding food.
- Rösti
rösti
- Raclette
Raclette; a Swiss cheese dish where cheese is melted and scraped over potatoes and other ingredients.
- Natel
Natel is a Swiss German term for a mobile phone.
- Meitschi
Girl (Swiss German)
- Postauto
Postbus
- Sprinz
Sprinz is a very hard, spicy Swiss cheese.
- Eidgenossin
Swiss citizen (female)
- Eidgenössin
Swiss citizen (female)
- Unterbruch
Interruption
- Uhrenindustrie
Watch industry
- Bernerin
Woman from Bern
- eidgenössisch
Swiss
- chüschtig
Fastidious, delicate, sensitive
- Velo
Bicycle
- dreisprachig
Trilingual
- Greyerzer
Gruyère
- Bernhardiner
Saint Bernard
- Appenzeller
Appenzeller cheese
- Nachtessen
Dinner
- Eidgenossenschaft
Confederation
- Maitli
Girl
- Rüebli
Rüebli is a Swiss German expression for carrot, an orange root vegetable.
- Zürcher
Zuricher
- Götti
Godfather
- Feldweibel
Sergeant
- Helvetismus
Helvetism
- Zmorgen
Breakfast
- Schwinger
Wrestler, Oscillator
- Bure
A 'Bure' is a small farm or country cottage, often found in rural areas of Switzerland.
- helvetisch
Helvetic, Swiss
Example sentences with “Schweizer”
Er ist ein Schweizer. (He is a Swiss person.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Schweizer?
The plural is 'die Schweizer'. It is a masculine noun (der).