adj
Meaning 1
From the ancient country of Helvetia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Helvetian
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UK, US: /hɛlˈviːʃən/
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UK, US: /hɛlˈviːʃi.ən/
adj
Meaning 2
Swiss, from Switzerland
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, poetic
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noun
Meaning 3
Someone from the ancient country of Helvetia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Swiss, someone from Switzerland
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Helvetia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: швейцарски (švejcarski) — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Catalan: helvètic — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- French: helvète — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- German: helvetisch — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Italian: elvetico — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Polish: helwecki — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Portuguese: helvético — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Romanian: elvețian — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Russian: швейца́рский (švejcárskij) — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Spanish: helvético — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Swedish: helvetisk — from the ancient country of Helvetia
- Bulgarian: швейцарец (švejcarec) — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Catalan: helveci — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Catalan: helvècia — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Finnish: helvetialainen — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- French: Helvète — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- German: Helvetier — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- German: Helvetierin — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Ido: Helveto — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Polish: Helweta — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Polish: Helwetka — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Portuguese: helvécio — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Portuguese: helvécia — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Russian: швейца́рец (švejcárec) — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Spanish: helvecio — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Spanish: helvecia — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
- Swedish: helvet — someone from ancient country of Helvetia
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