Re: OT: Gruess (was Comma gets a cure -- in German?)
| From: | J. 'Mach' Wust <j_mach_wust@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, July 19, 2008, 10:02 |
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:33:43 +0100, Peter Collier wrote:
>I think its the Alemannic diphthong /y@)/, rather than standard German /y/ -
>like the Schwyzertüütsch greeting "Grüess di". Use of ss instead of ß
>points to Swiss usage too.
>
>I'm guessing though - was I right?
As Benct already confirmed, that's right. The pronunciation would be
something like [ɡ̊ryə̯sː], that is, [g_0ry@_^s:]. The apokope
of the plural
"-e" also points to Swiss German, compare standard German "Grüsse" 'greetings'
--
g_0ry@_^s:
mach
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