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Swiss¹
- /swɪs/
Sounds like swiss · Rhymes with -ɪs
Where it comes from
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.
adjective more Swiss · most Swiss
- Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people. The obstructive tendency attributed to the knot in spiritual matters appears in a Swiss superstition that if, in sewing a corpse into its shroud, you make a knot on the thread, it will hinder the soul of the deceased on its passage to eternity.
- Having or relating to the Swiss Marked pattern of goats, involving a black body and belly and tan legs, ears, and facial stripes. Swiss markings
noun Swisses · Swiss
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A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.
Similar: Switzer
- Swiss cheese. My favourite sandwich has roast beef and Swiss on rye bread.
proper noun
- Swiss German; the variety of German spoken in Switzerland.
- An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, named for Swiss immigrants.
- An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, named for a Swiss immigrant.
- A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
swiss²
- /swɪs/
Sounds like Swiss · Rhymes with -ɪs
verb swisses · swissing · swissed
- To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: swiss people, the swiss, switzerland, sweden, helvetic, sudan, suez, franc, federal, cfa, wipo, freehold, alpine, swf, honest, outspoken
Translations
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adj of or pertaining to Switzerland
| Español | suizo, helvético |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스위스의 Seuwiseu-ui |
| 日本語 | スイスの Suisu no |
| 中文 | 瑞士 Ruìshì |
| हिन्दी | स्विस svis |
| Português | suíço, helvético |
| Français | suisse, helvétique |
| Deutsch | schweizerisch, schweizländisch, Schweizer |
| Italiano | svizzero, elvetico |
| Ελληνικά | ελβετικός elvetikós |
| Română | elvețian |
| Русский | швейца́рский švejcárskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Thụy Sĩ |
| العربية | سْوِيسْرِيّ swīsriyy, سُوِيسْرِيّ suwīsriyy |
| עברית | שְׁוֵיצָרִי shveitsári |
adj of or pertaining to the Swiss people
| Español | suizo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スイスの Suisu no |
| Português | suíço |
| Français | suisse |
| Deutsch | schweizerisch |
| Italiano | svizzero |
| Română | elvețian |
| Русский | швейца́рский švejcárskij |
adj of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
| Español | suizo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スイスの Suisu no |
| Português | suíço |
| Français | suisse |
| Deutsch | schweizerisch |
| Italiano | svizzero |
| Română | elvețian |
| Русский | швейца́рский švejcárskij |
noun Swiss person
| Español | suizo, suiza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스위스인 seuwiseu'in, 스위스 사람 seuwiseu saram |
| 日本語 | スイス人 suisujin |
| 中文 | 瑞士人 Ruìshìrén |
| Kiswahili | Mswisi |
| Português | suíço, suíça |
| Français | Suisse, Suissesse |
| Deutsch | Schweizer, Schweizerin |
| Italiano | svizzero, svizzera |
| Română | elvețian, elvețiană, elvețiancă |
| Русский | швейца́рец švejcárec, швейца́рка švejcárka |
| العربية | سْوِيسْرِيّ swīsriyy, سُوِيسْرِيّ suwīsriyy, سْوِيسْرِيَّة swīsriyya, سُوِيسْرِيَّة suwīsriyya |
Talk about this word "swiss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swiss. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. swiss. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swiss "swiss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swiss.Cite this
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title = {swiss},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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