Sauris

First attested 1280, the name is said to be of Illyrian origin, from *savira (“current”) (compare Sanskrit सरित् (sarit)).[1][2] Known in German as Zahre.

Sauris

1. A village in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, one of the Germanic language islands in Italy, where Sauris Bavarian is spoken.
   • 1899, Karl Baedeker (Firm), The Eastern Alps: Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola, page 526:

     To the N. w. of Ampezzo, in the upper part of the Val Lumies, lie the sequestered villages of Sauris or Zahre (Sauris di Sotto, 3955'; Sauris di Sopra, 4440'), which, like Sappada (p. 421), are inhabited by Germans.

   • 2004, Edwin Ardener, Social Anthropology and Language, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 164:

     Lest it be assumed that the use in Sauris of Friulian and Italian is of very recent date, it is interesting to note that 120 years ago Joseph Bergmann (1849) gave German no chance of surviving there: […]

   • 2019, Maurizio Droli, The Albergo Diffuso Model: Community-based hospitality for a sustained competitive advantage, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, →ISBN:

     The municipality of Sauris, or “Zahre” in the local “zahrar sproche” idiom, is located in the Province of Udine, in northeastern Italy.

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Sauris f

1. A village in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

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