utschi

Romansch

Alternative forms

• utschè (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• utschel (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”). Compare Friulian uciel.

Noun

utschi m (Sursilvan plural utschals, Sutsilvan plural utscheals)

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) bird