Laui

Alemannic German

Etymology

Shortened form of Lauwin, from Old High German lowin, lewina, from Late Latin lābīna (“landslide; slippery place”).

Noun

Laui f

  1. (Uri) avalanche

References
  • “Laui” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 62.
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