Gottscheerish

Alternative forms

• Gottscheerisch

Origin

Borrowed from .

Full definition of Gottscheerish

Proper noun

1. The Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken.
• 1990, in the Journal of the Society for Slovene Studies:The true and universal language of the land is Carniolan; apart from this, Illyrian is also spoken; yet somewhat corrupt and not completely pure. Thirdly, Croatian. Fourthly, Slavonic. Then, Dalmatian, Gottscheerish, Istrian, Italian or Friulian, and German. But all the nobility generally speak German, also Carniolan and Italian. All lawsuits are conducted and discharged in German, and all letters are written in German.

Synonyms

• Granish, Carniolan ambiguous