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Grisons meaning

A canton of Switzerland (the French name)

Using Grisons

  • The main meaning on this page is: A canton of Switzerland (the French name)
  • In the example corpus, grisons often appears in combinations such as: of grisons, grisons and.

Context around Grisons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

central 1×

Often after:

german 2× language 1×

Sentence patterns with Grisons

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

admission of grisons as a 1× areas of grisons many german 1× called central grisons language bridge 1× canton graubünden grisons and domodossola 1× canton of grisons was ordered 1× government of grisons then took 1× masculine in grisons german 1× origin in grisons german include 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to mathias 1× additionally this was 1× as late as 1× common words of 1× coray 2008 p 1× in addition some 1×

Common sentence endings:

an official language 1× and northern italy 1× as pre roman 1× become german speaking 1× began to disappear 1× in grisons german 1×

Words around Grisons

Just before it in the word index:

grismore 2 grismer 4 grisly 121 grisier 2 grisi 4 grishaverse 2

Just after it in the word index:

grissett 2 grissom 77 grist 49 gristle 7 gristmill 4 gristwood 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Grisons

  • In this selection, "grisons" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, central, german and language stand out and add context to how "grisons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include admission of grisons as a and areas of grisons many german. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grisons" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grisons

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In addition, some words, neuter in most dialects of German, are masculine in Grisons-German. (15 words)

But by the end of the century, the so-called "Central-Grisons language bridge" began to disappear. (17 words)

Since 2004, the hip-hop group Liricas Analas has become known even outside of Grisons through their Romansh songs. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Since very little is known about the Celtic language once spoken in Grisons, and almost nothing about Raetic, words or placenames thought to come from them are usually simply referred to as "pre-Roman". (34 words)

Common words of Romansh origin in Grisons-German include Schaffa (derived from Romansh scaffa 'cupboard'), Spus/Spüslig 'bridegroom' and Spus 'bride', Banitsch 'cart used for moving dung', and Pon 'container made of wood'. (33 words)

The Walser migration, going on between the 12th and 13th centuries, spread upper Wallis varieties towards the east and south, into Grisons and even further to western Austria and northern Italy. (31 words)

Example sentences (12)

According to Mathias Kundert, while there was never a plan to Germanize the Romansh areas of Grisons, many German-speaking groups wished that the entire canton would become German-speaking.

Additionally, this was supposed to discredit the efforts of Italian nationalists to claim Romansh as a dialect of Italian and establish a claim to parts of Grisons.

As late as 1984, the Canton of Grisons was ordered not to make entries into its corporate registry in Romansh.

But by the end of the century, the so-called "Central-Grisons language bridge" began to disappear.

Common words of Romansh origin in Grisons-German include Schaffa (derived from Romansh scaffa 'cupboard'), Spus/Spüslig 'bridegroom' and Spus 'bride', Banitsch 'cart used for moving dung', and Pon 'container made of wood'.

Coray (2008). p. 183 The government of Grisons then took steps to strengthen the role of Rumantsch Grischun as an official language.

In addition, some words, neuter in most dialects of German, are masculine in Grisons-German.

One cause was the admission of Grisons as a Swiss canton, which brought Romansh-speakers into more frequent contact with German-speakers.

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Since 2004, the hip-hop group Liricas Analas has become known even outside of Grisons through their Romansh songs.

Since very little is known about the Celtic language once spoken in Grisons, and almost nothing about Raetic, words or placenames thought to come from them are usually simply referred to as "pre-Roman".

The two metre-gauge track crossings are located at the border town of Tirano (enters Switzerland's Canton Graubünden/Grisons) and Domodossola (enters Switzerland's Locarno).

The Walser migration, going on between the 12th and 13th centuries, spread upper Wallis varieties towards the east and south, into Grisons and even further to western Austria and northern Italy.

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Common combinations with grisons

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grisons" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Mathias Kundert, while there was never a plan to Germanize the Romansh areas of Grisons, many German-speaking groups wished that the entire canton would become German-speaking." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "grisons" from authentic English texts.
What does "grisons" mean?
Grisons means: A canton of Switzerland (the French name)
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