Meanings
swiss1
verbswiss (third-person singular simple present swisses, present participle swissing, simple past and past participle swissed)
present singular third person swisses · participle present swissing · participle past swissed · past swissed
Swiss2
adjectiveSwiss (comparative more Swiss, superlative most Swiss)
comparative more Swiss · superlative most Swiss
- Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
The government has said in a paper on the UK’s post-Brexit border operating model that it will “ensure that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens may also continue to use our e-passport gates and the existing queueing arrangements”.
2020 October 23, Daniel Boffey, “UK presses for use of faster passport gates at EU airports post-Brexit”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Aug 20211 more example
The obstructive tendency attributed to the knot in spiritual matters appears in a Swiss superstition that if, in sewing a corpse into its shroud, you make a knot on the thread, it will hinder the soul of the deceased on its passage to eternity.
1911, James George Frazer, chapter V, in Taboo and the Perils of the Soul (The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion; II), third edition, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, page 310 - Having or relating to the Swiss Marked pattern of goats, involving a black body and belly and tan legs, ears, and facial stripes.
Swiss markings
proper noun
- nonstandardSwiss German; the variety of German spoken in Switzerland.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri, named for Swiss immigrants.
- An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, named for a Swiss immigrant.
- A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.
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Origin
- Middle FrenchSuisse
- EnglishSwiss
Adopted from Middle French Suisse in circa 1515, alongside the form Switzer directly loaned from German.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Switsers, Switsers
- Switsersof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Switsersof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- Switsersof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- SwitserSwiss person
Arabic سْوِيسْرِيّ, سُوِيسْرِيّ
- سْوِيسْرِيّ (swīsriyy)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- سُوِيسْرِيّ (suwīsriyy)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- سْوِيسْرِيّ (swīsriyy)Swiss person
- سُوِيسْرِيّ (suwīsriyy)Swiss person
- سْوِيسْرِيَّة (swīsriyya)Swiss person
- سُوِيسْرِيَّة (suwīsriyya)Swiss person
Bengali সুইস
- সুইস (śuiś)of or pertaining to Switzerland
Bulgarian швейца́рски, швейца́рски
- швейца́рски (švejcárski)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- швейца́рски (švejcárski)of or pertaining to the Swiss people
- швейца́рски (švejcárski)of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- швейца́рец (švejcárec)Swiss person
- швейца́рка (švejcárka)Swiss person
- швейца́рче (švejcárče)Swiss person
Catalan suís, suís
- suísof or pertaining to Switzerland
- suísof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- suísof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- suísSwiss person
- suïssaSwiss person
Chinese Mandarin 瑞士, 瑞士人
- 瑞士 (Ruìshì)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- 瑞士人 (Ruìshìrén)Swiss person
Czech švýcarský, švýcarský
- švýcarskýof or pertaining to Switzerland
- švýcarskýof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- švýcarskýof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- ŠvýcarSwiss person
- ŠvýcarkaSwiss person
Danish schweizisk, schweizisk
- schweiziskof or pertaining to Switzerland
- schweiziskof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- schweiziskof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- schweizerSwiss person
Dutch Zwitsers, Zwitsers
- Zwitsersof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Zwitsersof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- Zwitsersof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- ZwitserSwiss person
- ZwitserseSwiss person
Esperanto svislanda, svisuja
- svislandaof or pertaining to Switzerland
- svisujaof or pertaining to Switzerland
- svisiaof or pertaining to Switzerland
- svisaof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- svisaof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- svisoSwiss person
- virsvisoSwiss person
- svisinoSwiss person
Estonian sveitsi, sveitslane
- sveitsiof or pertaining to Switzerland
- sveitslaneSwiss person
Finnish sveitsiläinen, sveitsiläinen
- sveitsiläinenof or pertaining to Switzerland
- sveitsiläinenof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- sveitsiläinenof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- sveitsiläinenSwiss person
French suisse, helvétique
- suisseof or pertaining to Switzerland
- helvétiqueof or pertaining to Switzerland
- suisseof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- suisseof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- SuisseSwiss person
- SuissesseSwiss person
German schweizerisch, schweizländisch
- schweizerischof or pertaining to Switzerland
- schweizländischof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Schweizerof or pertaining to Switzerland
- schweizerischof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- schweizerischof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- SchweizerSwiss person
- SchweizerinSwiss person
Greek ελβετικός
- ελβετικός (elvetikós)of or pertaining to Switzerland
Hawaiian Kuikilani, Kuikilani
- Kuikilaniof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Kuikilaniof or pertaining to the Swiss people
Hebrew שְׁוֵיצָרִי
- שְׁוֵיצָרִי (shveitsári)of or pertaining to Switzerland
Hindi स्विस
- स्विस (svis)of or pertaining to Switzerland
Hungarian svájci, svájci
- svájciof or pertaining to Switzerland
- svájciof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- svájciof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- svájciSwiss person
Icelandic svissneskur, svissneskur
- svissneskurof or pertaining to Switzerland
- svissneskurof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- svissneskurof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- SvisslendingurSwiss person
- SvissariSwiss person
Irish Eilvéiseach, Eilvéiseach
- Eilvéiseachof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Eilvéiseachof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- EilvéiseachSwiss person
Italian svizzero, elvetico
- svizzeroof or pertaining to Switzerland
- elveticoof or pertaining to Switzerland
- svizzeroof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- svizzeroof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- svizzeroSwiss person
- svizzeraSwiss person
Japanese スイスの, スイスの
- スイスの (Suisu no)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- スイスの (Suisu no)of or pertaining to the Swiss people
- スイスの (Suisu no)of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- スイス人 (suisujin)Swiss person
Korean 스위스의, 스위스인
- 스위스의 (Seuwiseu-ui)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- 스위스인 (seuwiseu'in)Swiss person
- 스위스 사람 (seuwiseu saram)Swiss person
Latin helvēticus
- helvēticusof or pertaining to Switzerland
Latvian šveiciešu, šveicietis
- šveiciešuof or pertaining to Switzerland
- šveicietisof or pertaining to Switzerland
- šveicietisSwiss person
- šveicieteSwiss person
Lithuanian šveicarų, šveicariškas
- šveicarųof or pertaining to Switzerland
- šveicariškasof or pertaining to Switzerland
- šveicarasSwiss person
- šveicarėSwiss person
Malay Switzerland
- Switzerlandof or pertaining to Switzerland
Norwegian Bokmål sveitsisk, sveitsisk
- sveitsiskof or pertaining to Switzerland
- sveitsiskof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- sveitsiskof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- sveitserSwiss person
Persian سوئیسی
- سوئیسی (su'isi)of or pertaining to Switzerland
Polish szwajcarski, szwajcarski
- szwajcarskiof or pertaining to Switzerland
- szwajcarskiof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- szwajcarskiof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- SzwajcarSwiss person
- SzwajcarkaSwiss person
Portuguese suíço, helvético
- suíçoof or pertaining to Switzerland
- helvéticoof or pertaining to Switzerland
- suíçoof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- suíçoof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- suíçoSwiss person
- suíçaSwiss person
Romanian elvețian, elvețian
- elvețianof or pertaining to Switzerland
- elvețianof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- elvețianof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- elvețianSwiss person
- elvețianăSwiss person
- elvețiancăSwiss person
Russian швейца́рский, швейца́рский
- швейца́рский (švejcárskij)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- швейца́рский (švejcárskij)of or pertaining to the Swiss people
- швейца́рский (švejcárskij)of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- швейца́рец (švejcárec)Swiss person
- швейца́рка (švejcárka)Swiss person
Scottish Gaelic Eilbheiseach, Eilbheiseach
- Eilbheiseachof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Eilbheiseachof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- Eilbheiseachof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- EilbheiseachSwiss person
Slovak švajčiarsky, Švajčiar
- švajčiarskyof or pertaining to Switzerland
- ŠvajčiarSwiss person
- ŠvajčiarkaSwiss person
Spanish suizo, helvético
- suizoof or pertaining to Switzerland
- helvéticoof or pertaining to Switzerland
- suizoof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- suizoof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- suizoSwiss person
- suizaSwiss person
Swahili Mswisi
- MswisiSwiss person
Swedish schweizisk, schweizisk
- schweiziskof or pertaining to Switzerland
- schweiziskof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- schweiziskof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- schweizareSwiss person
- schweiziskaSwiss person
Tagalog Swiso, Swiso
- Swisoof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Swisoof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
Thai สวิตเซอร์แลนด์, สวิส
- สวิตเซอร์แลนด์ (sà-wít-səə-lɛɛn)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- สวิส (sà-wís)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- สวิส (sà-wís)of or pertaining to the Swiss people
- สวิส (sà-wís)of or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
Turkish İsviçreli, İsviçreli
- İsviçreliof or pertaining to Switzerland
- İsviçreliSwiss person
Ukrainian швейца́рський, швейца́рець
- швейца́рський (švejcársʹkyj)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- швейца́рець (švejcárecʹ)Swiss person
- швейца́рка (švejcárka)Swiss person
Urdu سوئس
- سوئس (su'is)of or pertaining to Switzerland
Vietnamese Thụy Sĩ
- Thụy Sĩof or pertaining to Switzerland
Welsh Swisaidd, Swistirol
- Swisaiddof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Swistirolof or pertaining to Switzerland
- Swisaiddof or pertaining to the Swiss people
- Swisaiddof or pertaining to Swiss language(s) or Swiss dialects
- SwisiadSwiss person
Yiddish שווייצער, שווייצער
- שווייצער (shveytser)of or pertaining to Switzerland
- שווייצער (shveytser)of or pertaining to the Swiss people
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with swiss
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Cite this entry
APA
swiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swiss
MLA
“swiss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swiss. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swiss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swiss.
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