camutsch
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun) chamutsch
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) tgamutsch
- (Puter, Vallader) chamuotsch
Etymology
From Late Latin camōx, camōcis (5th c.), from Gaulish camox (5th c., Polemius Silvius), probably from an extinct Alpine language (Raetic, Ligurian). Compare also Old High German gamiza (“chamois”) (whence modern German Gämse).
Noun
camutsch m (plural camutschs)
- (Sursilvan) chamois
Coordinate terms
- (sex): camutscha