Schtund
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- Stund (Alsatian)
Etymology
From Middle High German stunde, stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time; hour”). Cognate with German Stunde, Dutch stond, English stound, Icelandic stund.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /ʃtund/
Noun
Schtund f (plural Schtunde, diminutive Schtündli)
- hour
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
- Wie verbringid Si so Iri Freizit? Si sind ja schliesslich ned vieräzwäzg Schtund im Teater.
- How do you spend your free time? After all, you're not in the theatre for twenty-four hours a day.
- Wie verbringid Si so Iri Freizit? Si sind ja schliesslich ned vieräzwäzg Schtund im Teater.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
Pennsylvania German
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