Swiss Standard German

proper noun

The form of the German language used for publishing, broadcasting and writing in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as distinguished from the Swiss German language used in speech.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The form of the German language used for publishing, broadcasting and writing in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as distinguished from the Swiss German language used in speech.

    The independent position of Swiss Standard German has been strengthened by Swiss neutrality and the recent German past.

    1995, Michael G. Clyne, The German Language in a Changing Europe, page 47
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    For instance, while the Swiss German word Färnseer (television set) derives from Fernseher, Hutte (tub) and Beige (pile) are Swiss German words that are now used also in Swiss standard German.

    1990, Stephen Barbour, Patrick Stevenson, Variation in German: A Critical Approach to German Sociolinguistics, page 213

Translations

German Schweizerhochdeutsch
  • SchweizerhochdeutschGerman language used in Switzerland
Polish gwara szwajcarska języka niemieckiego
  • gwara szwajcarska języka niemieckiegoGerman language used in Switzerland
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APA

Swiss Standard German. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Swiss%20Standard%20German

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Chicago

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