Bernese
From Bern's region
Bernese means relating to Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, or its surrounding canton.
The term appears most often in Bernese mountain dog, a large, tricolored breed originally used as a working dog in the Swiss Alps.
Bernese Alps refers to the mountain range in the region.
Breed from high elevations
- tricolorThree-hued emblem
- SwissOf a neutral alpine nation
- herdingManaging animal groups
- fluffySoft and light-textured
gentle giant · working dog · drafting · farm dog · double coat · affectionate · loyal · cattle dog
European mountain system
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- cantonSmall territorial division
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
- EmmentalHoley Alpine cheese
Interlaken · Swiss · alpine · Grindelwald · federal · glaciers · meadows · chalets
Regional language variety
- yodelingVoice-cracking alpine song style
- alphornSwiss mountain signaling horn
- fondueShared melted dipping dish
- MünsterCity in northwestern Germany
Emmentaler · Gruyère · folk · traditional · costume · carnival · cheese · clocktower
mountain dog
Breed from high elevations
fluffy · gentle giant · working dog · drafting · farm dog · double coat · affectionate · loyal · cattle dog · companion
Alps
European mountain system
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- cantonSmall territorial division
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
Emmental · Interlaken · Swiss · alpine · Grindelwald · federal · glaciers · meadows · chalets · valleys
dialect
Regional language variety
- yodelingVoice-cracking alpine song style
- alphornSwiss mountain signaling horn
- fondueShared melted dipping dish
Münster · Emmentaler · Gruyère · folk · traditional · costume · carnival · cheese · clocktower · parliament
- dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
- Swiss GermanSwiss German
- German dialectsBavarian, Swiss German, Swabian, Saxon, Hessian
- Sennenhunds
- Fluffy PetsPomeranian, Persian cat, Maine Coon, Bichon Frise, Maltese