uuftue
Alemannic German
Etymology
From uuf- + tue. Compare German auftun.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /uːftuə/
Verb
uuftue (third-person singular simple present tuet uuf, past participle uuftaa, auxiliary haa)
- to open
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?
- What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?
- Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- (of the weather) to clear up, brighten up