Chääfer

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Noun

Chääfer m

  1. (Uri) beetle (insect)

References
  • “Chääfer” in 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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