Surmiran

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Romansh 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. === Proper noun === Surmiran A dialect of the Romansch language, spoken in the canton of Grisons, especially in the region of Surmeir, Switzerland. ==== See also ==== Wiktionary's coverage of Surmiran Romansch terms === Adjective === Surmiran (comparative more Surmiran, superlative most Surmiran) Of, pertaining to, or from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland === Noun === Surmiran (plural Surmirans) Someone from the region of Surmeir in Switzerland. === Further reading === Abteilung für Wasserwirtschaft (Hrsg.): Die Wasserkräfte der Schweiz. Band 4. Bern 1916, Elektrizitätswerk Albula, S. 246–247. === Anagrams === murrains