Surmiran
adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland.
Adjective
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland
Proper Noun
- 1 A dialect of the Romansch language, spoken in the canton of Grisons, especially in the region of Surmeir, Switzerland.
Etymology
Borrowed from Romansch surmiran, from the region Surmeir in Albula Valley. The placename is interpreted to mean "above the wall," from sur (“above”) (a derivative of Latin supra (“above”)) + meir (“wall”) (from Latin murus). There is no corresponding Swiss German name, which instead uses Mittelbünden.