Phrase guide

Swiss German

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the German-speaking part of Switzerland.

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to one or all of the languages.

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3

name

Meaning 3

The varieties of Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland.

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name

Meaning 4

Any local form of the German language used in Switzerland; Swiss Standard German.

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Usage: broadly

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noun

Meaning 5

A German-speaking person from Switzerland.

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: schweizertysk — Translations
  • Finnish: sveitsinsaksalainen — Translations
  • Georgian: შვეიცარიული გერმანული (šveicariuli germanuli) — Translations
  • German: deutschschweizerisch — Translations
  • German: schweizerdeutsch — Translations
  • Italian: svizzero-tedesco — Translations
  • Afrikaans: Switserse Duits — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Afrikaans: Switsers-Duits — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Cherokee: ᏍᏫᏏ ᎠᏂᏓᏥ (swisi anidatsi) — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑞士德語 /瑞士德语 (Ruìshì Déyǔ) — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Danish: schweizertysk — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Dutch: Zwitserduits — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Finnish: sveitsinsaksa — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • French: allemand de Suisse — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Galician: alemán suízo — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Georgian: შვეიცარიული გერმანული (šveicariuli germanuli) — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Georgian: შვეიცარიული გერმანული ენა (šveicariuli germanuli ena) — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • German: Schweizerdeutsch — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • German: Schwiizertüütsch — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • German: Schwizertitsch — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • German: Schwyzerdütsch — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Irish: Gearmáinis Eilvéiseach — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Irish: Gearmáinis na hEilvéise — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Romanian: germană elvețiană — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Russian: швейца́рский неме́цкий (švejcárskij neméckij) — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • Turkish: İsviçre Almancası — Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland
  • German: Deutschschweizer — German-speaking Swiss person
  • German: Deutschschweizerin — German-speaking Swiss person