Geschirr

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German geschirre (“harness, gear”), from Old High German giskirri, giscirri (literally “the trimmed (thing)”), from skeran (“to shear”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Cognate with German Geschirr.

Noun

Geschirr n (Uri)

  1. dishware
  2. yoke

References
  • “Geschirr” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 74.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German geschirre (“harness, gear”), from Old High German giskirri, giscirri (literally “the trimmed (thing)”), from skeran (“to shear”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Cognate with Alemannic German Geschirr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃɪʁ/, [ɡɛˈʃɪɐ̯]
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Noun

Geschirr n (genitive Geschirres or Geschirrs, plural Geschirre)

  1. dishware
  2. yoke

Declension
Declension of Geschirr
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Geschirr die Geschirre
genitive eines des Geschirres,
Geschirrs		 der Geschirre
dative einem dem Geschirr,
Geschirre1		 den Geschirren
accusative ein das Geschirr die Geschirre
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • Essgeschirr

Derived terms

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