Chääfer

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Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kever, from Old High German chevar, cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Cognate with German Käfer, English chafer, Dutch kever.

Noun[edit]

Chääfer m

  1. (Uri) beetle (insect)

References[edit]

  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 35.: "xǣfər m. Käfer"
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