titsch
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- tittschu, titzsch, töitsch
Etymology
From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.
Noun
titsch n
- (Gressoney, Formazza) German (language)
Derived terms
- hòchtitsch (Gressoney)
- hochtitsch (Formazza)
References
- “titsch” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien