èèrnscht

== Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === ärnscht === Etymology === Transferred from the noun Èèrnscht (“seriousness”) after the Middle High German period. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Cognate with German ernst, English earnest. === Pronunciation === (Zürich) IPA(key): /ɛːrnʃt/ === Adjective === èèrnscht serious