helvétisme
French, noun/ɛl.ve.tism/
helvétisme is spelled H-E-L-V-É-T-I-S-M-E (10 letters). Helvétisme is a French masculine noun meaning “Helvetism (A word or phrase typically used in Switzerland)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terme ou tournure en usage dans le français de Suisse romande ou Romandie (Suisse francophone)”.
What does helvétisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineHelvetism (A word or phrase typically used in Switzerland)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terme ou tournure en usage dans le français de Suisse romande ou Romandie (Suisse francophone). 2. Terme ou tournure en usage propre à la Suisse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of helvétisme
- helvétismes plural
- helvécisme
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce helvétisme?
- /ɛl.ve.tism/
- /ɛl.ve.tizm/
- \ɛl.ve.tism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.