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Dialects of German language
of German was considerably reduced. Significant dialects such as the East Pomeranian dialect, most varieties of Silesian German, Prussian dialects and
German_dialects
West Franconian dialect of German
Palatine German (Standard German: Pfälzisch [ˈp͡fɛlt͡sɪʃ] , endonym: Pälzisch) is a group of Rhine Franconian dialects spoken in the Upper Rhine Valley
Palatine_German_dialects
West Germanic language
Low German has not undergone the High German consonant shift, as opposed to Standard High German, which is based on High German dialects. Low German evolved
Low_German
Group of dialects of the Upper German branch of the Germanic language family
of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alemanni ("all men"). Alemannic dialects are spoken
Alemannic_German
West Germanic language
Standard German is based on a combination of Thuringian-Upper Saxon and Upper Franconian dialects, which are Central German and Upper German dialects belonging
German_language
Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland
dialects in other countries is restricted or even endangered. The dialects that comprise Swiss German must not be confused with Swiss Standard German
Swiss_German
Earliest stage of the German language
which modern dialect maps are based. For this reason the dialects may be termed "monastery dialects" (German Klosterdialekte). The main dialects, with their
Old_High_German
Group of German dialects
Hessian (German: Hessisch) is a West Central German group of dialects of the German language in the central German state of Hesse. The dialect most similar
Hessian_dialects
Group of German varieties
000 sq mi), making it the largest of all German dialects. In 2008, 45 percent of Bavarians claimed to use only dialect in everyday communication. Bavarian
Bavarian_language
Variety of Central German
Christoph Gottsched) and East Franconian German. East Central German dialects are mainly spoken in Central Germany and parts of Brandenburg, and they were
East_Central_German
18th-century German immigrants to the Volga region of Russia
assimilated. Some Volga German dialects are very similar to Pennsylvania Dutch, another Palatine Rhine Franconian language; in either dialect, one could say:
Volga_Germans
Variety of Standard German
and Dresden. Austria High German (Hochdeutsch in Österreich, not to be confused with the Bavarian Austria German dialects) has the same geographic origin
Austrian_German
Group of Low German dialects
Saxon (German: Niedersächsisch, Dutch: Nedersaksisch), also known as West Low German (German: Westniederdeutsch), is a group of Low German dialects spoken
Low_Saxon
Series of sound changes affecting some West Germanic languages
southern dialects experience the shift of voiced to voiceless stops: the shift of /d/ to /t/ is found in Upper German and in some Central German dialects, while
High_German_consonant_shift
Alemannic German dialect spoken in Alsace
and Franconian dialects spoken in most of Alsace, a formerly disputed region in eastern France that has passed between French and German control five times
Alsatian_dialect
Standardized variety of German language
more widely understood than other dialects and as a Central German dialect, was felt to be "halfway" between the dialects of the north and south. Luther
Standard_German
West Germanic language family
The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e. High German dialects), or simply High German (Hochdeutsch [ˈhoːxˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃ] ) – not to be
High_German_languages
the first ethnically German families settled in the United States in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608, the German language, dialects, and different traditions
German language in the United States
German_language_in_the_United_States
Group of dialects of Czech
Moravian dialects are considerably more varied than the dialects of Bohemia, and span a dialect continuum linking Bohemian and West Slovak dialects. A popular
Moravian_dialects
Dialect group of Alemannic German
to Franconian, Bavarian and Hessian dialects, with locally varying degrees of influence of the initial dialects. Swabian is cited as "40 percent intelligible"
Swabian_German
Dialect group
East Low German (German: ostniederdeutsche Dialekte, ostniederdeutsche Mundarten, Ostniederdeutsch) is a group of Low German dialects spoken in north-eastern
East_Low_German
official language of Germany is German, with approximately 88 percent of the country speaking Standard German or a dialect of German as their first language
Languages_of_Germany
Standard Swedish Swedish dialects Svealandic Stockholm dialects Uppländska dialect North Swedish Luleå dialects Kalix Kiruna dialect East Swedish Åland Swedish
List of Indo-European languages
List_of_Indo-European_languages
Dialect group in Central Germany
East Central dialects are the closest to Standard German (chiefly as a written language) among other German dialects. Modern Standard German thus evolved
Central_German
Variant of a language
Danish dialects Dutch dialects Dialects of English (list) Finnish dialects Varieties of French Georgian dialects German dialects Connacht Irish, Munster Irish
Dialect
Charter. German dialects – some quite distinct from the standard language – are used in everyday speech, especially in rural regions. Many dialects, for example
Demographics_of_Germany
German dialect
of very closely related dialects, or variants, of the Ripuarian group of dialects of the Central German group. These dialects are spoken in the area covered
Colognian_dialect
Family of High German languages
Upper German (German: Oberdeutsch [ˈoːbɐdɔʏtʃ] ) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in the southern German-speaking area (Sprachraum)
Upper_German
Standard pronunciation of the German language
influence of German dialects. While the spelling of German is officially standardised by an international organisation (the Council for German Orthography)
Standard_German_phonology
Region in which Upper German dialects are spoken
dialects Austro-Bavarian dialects East Franconian German South Franconian German Kurt Gustav Goblirsch: Consonant Strength in Upper German Dialects.
Southern_Germany
Developmental stage of Low German
rivers, Low German began to retreat in favour of High German dialects already during Late Medieval times (cf. Wittenberg whose name is Low German but whose
Middle_Low_German
Dialects of German spoken in Moravia
Moravian German dialects were moribund dialects of German spoken in Moravia in what is now the Czech Republic. Speakers of the dialect were largely expelled
Moravian_German_dialects
Geographic range of dialects that vary more strongly at the distant ends
Standard German which greatly influenced the vocabularies of these border dialects. Although the internal dialect continua of both Dutch and German remain
Dialect_continuum
Dialect
the German dialects with the highest number of speakers. The scope of East Franconian is disputed, because it overlaps with neighbouring dialects like
East_Franconian_German
Group of Highest Alemannic dialects
Walser German (German: Walserdeutsch) and Walliser German (Walliserdeutsch, locally Wallisertiitsch) are a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken
Walser_German
Cincinnati. The dialects of German which are or were primarily spoken in colonies or communities founded by German-speaking people resemble the dialects of the
Geographical distribution of German speakers
Geographical_distribution_of_German_speakers
Branch of the Indo-European language family
Continental West Germanic includes German (standard register and dialects), as well as Dutch (standard register and dialects). East Germanic includes most
Germanic_languages
Group of East Central German dialects in former East Prussia
High Prussian (German: Hochpreußisch) is a group of East Central German dialects in former East Prussia, in present-day Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Poland)
High_Prussian_dialect
Variety of Standard German
often spoken. Swiss Standard German differs from Swiss German, an umbrella term for the various Alemannic German dialects (in the sense of "traditional
Swiss_Standard_German
Branch of Alemannic German
non-Alemannic German dialects is very limited. Highest Alemannic dialects are spoken in alpine regions of Switzerland: the Bernese Oberland, in the German-speaking
Highest_Alemannic_German
West Germanic language spoken by Ashkenazis
of Germany and France. There, they encountered and were influenced by Jewish speakers of High German languages and several other German dialects. Both
Yiddish
Community restriction of languages or dialects to specific settings
of Hindi (H) and Urdu (H); the German-speaking countries, where Standard German (H) is used alongside German dialects (L); the Arab world, where Modern
Diglossia
Early modern stage (1350–1650) of the German language
Central German Monophthongisation, affects mainly the Central German dialects, along with South Franconian and East Franconian. The other Upper German dialects
Early_New_High_German
High and Low German dialects spoken in Brazil
"Brazilian German" is strongly influenced by Portuguese and to a lesser extent by Italian dialects as well as indigenous languages. High German and Low Saxon/Low
Brazilian_German
Group of West Central German dialects
group. The German-speaking Community of Belgium comprises both Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian dialects. The Central Franconian dialects are part of
Central_Franconian_languages
State in Germany
West Germany in 1949. The culture of Bavaria is heavily influenced by its Catholic heritage. The Bavarian language is a group of German dialects in both
Bavaria
was used west of Opole), but since 1945 Standard German replaced it as these Silesian German dialects went generally out of use except among the oldest
German_minority_in_Poland
Ethnic group of the eastern United States
is also commonly referred to as Pennsylvania German. Linguistically it consists of a mix of German dialects which have been significantly influenced by
Pennsylvania_Dutch
Dialect chain of West Central German
Rhine Franconian (German: Rheinfränkisch [ˈʁaɪnfʁɛŋkɪʃ] ) is a dialect chain of West Central German. It comprises the varieties of German spoken across the
Rhine_Franconian_dialects
East Central German dialects of Germany
The Lusatian dialects (Standard German: Lausitzisch) are East Central German (High German) dialects spoken in southern Brandenburg and eastern Saxony.
Lusatian_dialects
Historical form of High German
East Central German dialects are new dialects resulting from the Ostsiedlung and arise towards the end of the period. Middle High German texts are written
Middle_High_German
East Central Deutsch dialect
Saxon (German: Obersächsisch, standard pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐˌzɛksɪʃ], Upper Saxon pronunciation: [ɵːb̥oˤˈsɛɡ̊sʃ]) is an East Central German dialect spoken
Upper_Saxon_German
Germanic language spoken in South America
population, standard German has become the language used by speakers of different dialects to understand each other, although regional dialects have remained
Hunsrik
Group of languages
but probably only in certain dialects, as the High German consonant shift reflects a [β] > [b] change in High German varieties that could only happen
West_Germanic_languages
Gallo-Romance language of Switzerland
speakers of German dialects such as Alemannic and Bavarian for centuries, as well as speakers of various Italian dialects and Standard German more recently
Romansh_language
German spoken in Wisconsin, USA
The term Wisconsin German refers to both Wisconsin High German and to heritage dialects of German spoken in Wisconsin. By 1853, a third of Wisconsin's
Wisconsin_German
Geographic region in Europe
Uerdingen and Benrath line isoglosses, where Low German dialects are spoken. These comprise the Low Saxon dialects in the west (including the Westphalian language
Northern_Germany
Variety of West Central German
Palatine German and, to a lesser degree, Alemannic dialects; it is believed that in the first generations after the settlers arrived, the dialects merged
Pennsylvania_Dutch_language
in some German dialects. In Bavarian dialect surnames of women sometimes are formed by adding the ending "-in", used in standard High German to indicate
German_name
Ethnic Germans living in the Czech lands before 1945
German Bohemians (German: Deutschböhmen und Deutschmährer; Czech: čeští Němci a moravští Němci), later known as Sudeten Germans (German: Sudetendeutsche;
Sudeten_Germans
Proposed grouping of West Germanic dialects
influence on the neighboring West Central German dialects and, later, in the form of Standard German, on the German language as a whole. While most scholars
Elbe_Germanic
Dialect used in the East of Prussia
line, the latter dialect being Central German. This was once one of the, if not the hardest linguistic border within the German dialects. Plautdietsch is
Low_Prussian_dialect
Collective name for a group of West Germanic dialects
Bergish sub-dialects: the Solinger Dialect the Remscheider Dialect the Mettmanner Dialect the Wülfrather Dialect He further notes that dialects across the
Bergish_dialects
German dialects of south-central Texas
Texas German (German: Texasdeutsch, pronounced [ˈtɛksasˌdɔʏtʃ]) is a group of German language dialects spoken by descendants of mid-19th century German settlers
Texas_German_language
Group of West Germanic languages
High German retained and rhoticized them, thus Old High German er-bitten vs. Old Saxon a-biddian "to ask for". In northern West Germanic dialects, Germanic
North_Sea_Germanic
East Central German dialect group
regarded as one Thuringian-Upper Saxon dialect group. Thuringian dialects are among the Central German dialects with the highest number of speakers. Thuringian
Thuringian_dialect
Central German dialects and preserved much of the grammatical system of Middle High German (unlike the spoken German dialects in Central and Upper Germany that
History_of_German
Group of Germanic languages
meanwhile, have been influenced by Low German and German. Stadsfries and West Frisian Dutch are not Frisian, but Dutch dialects influenced by West Frisian. Frisian
Frisian_languages
Language group
Central German dialects and Low Franconian dialects including standard Dutch. According to original versions of this proposal, introduced by the German linguist
Weser–Rhine_Germanic
differing dialects that share some common aspects, but are quite different. However, both Low Saxon and Limburgish spread across the Dutch-German border
Languages_of_the_Netherlands
Speakers of the Walser German dialects
The Walser people are the speakers of the Walser German dialects, a variety of Highest Alemannic. They inhabit the region of the Alps of Switzerland and
Walser_people
Espírito Santo and Rio Grande do Sul; Standard German official in 2 municipalities and non-standard German dialects official in 16 others) Czech Republic (national
List of countries and territories where German is an official language
List_of_countries_and_territories_where_German_is_an_official_language
Varieties of the Yiddish language
Linguistically, Yiddish is divided in distinct Eastern and Western dialects. While the Western dialects mostly died out in the 19th century due to Jewish language
Yiddish_dialects
Upper German dialect
Central German and Upper German. The language area is located in the transient zone between Rhine Franconian dialects (Hessian and Palatinate German) in the
South_Franconian_German
Dialect of Low German
Plautdietsch is spoken in two major dialects that trace their division to what is now Ukraine. These two dialects are split between Chortitza Colony and
Plautdietsch
Type of sound change at morpheme or syllable boundaries
pronunciation "tem books" for ten books in some dialects of English. The linking /r/ process of some dialects of English ("I saw-r-a film" in British English)
Sandhi
Isogloss in German dialectology
that separates dialects which preserve the -k sound in the first person singular pronoun word "ik" (north of the line) from dialects where the word-final
Uerdingen_line
Topics referred to by the same term
Hochdeutsch is a German word which literally translates to "High German" and may refer to: High German languages or High German dialects (hochdeutsche Mundarten)
Hochdeutsch
Dialect of High Alemannic German
Bernese German (Standard German: Berndeutsch, Alemannic German: Bärndütsch) is the dialect of High Alemannic German spoken in the Swiss Central Plateau
Bernese_German
Dialect of Alemannic German
includes Zurich German, Lucerne German, and the dialects of Eastern Switzerland. Western High Alemannic includes Bernese German, the German dialects of Solothurn
High_Alemannic_German
Low German dialect
as a Northern Low Saxon dialect since it derives from the Oldenburgisch dialects. This means that it comes from West Low German. Bremian also shares the
Bremian_dialect
groups of German dialects: High German includes several dialect families: Standard German Central German dialects, spoken in central Germany and including
Languages_of_Europe
Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg
the use of other closely related High German dialects (for example, Lorraine Franconian); it instead forms a dialect continuum of gradual change. Spoken
Luxembourgish
Consonants produced with tongue near or against the uvula
northwestern Europe, including French, some Occitan dialects, a majority of German dialects, some Dutch dialects, and Danish. Uvulars are almost unknown in the
Uvular_consonant
German isogloss line
In German dialectology, the Speyer line or Main line (Main River) is an isogloss separating the Central German dialects to the north, which have a stop
Speyer_line
influenced by Low Franconian, Westphalian and Ripuarian dialects as well as from Eastern German dialects, Polish, Yiddish, and various sociolects ("slang")
Ruhrdeutsch
Dialect of the city of Basel, Switzerland
Standard German Kind, with Chind with initial /x-/, used in all other Swiss German dialects, with the exception of the dialect of Chur. Thus, Basel German did
Basel_German
Dialect of the German language spoken by Transylvanian Saxons
other German dialects due to its geographic isolation from them may lead one to understand it as a form of Old High German or Middle High German. Before
Transylvanian_Saxon_dialect
Language family
in Australia: The Case of the Limburg and Swabian Dialects, 1986, p. 23: "The Franconian dialects include Hollands, Zeeuws, Flemish (East and West),
Low_Franconian
and Old Order Mennonites. Texas German is a group of High German dialects spoken by Texas Germans, descendants of German immigrants who settled in Texas
Languages of the United States
Languages_of_the_United_States
Northern Low German dialect of Germany
called South Brandenburgian) dialects of southern Brandenburg and Berlin, however, are not Low German but Central German dialects. With the development of
Marchian
German dialect spoken in Vienna, Austria
German, as well as from other dialects spoken in Austria. At the beginning of the 20th century, one could differentiate among four Viennese dialects (named
Viennese_German
Upper German dialect spoken by Hutterites in North America
Hutterite German (German: Hutterisch) is an Upper German dialect of the Bavarian variety of the German language, which is spoken by Hutterite communities
Hutterite_German
had to be either deported, or, when still speaking the original Low German dialects, Dutchified. The plan was largely dropped after the U.S. rejected it
Dutch annexation of German territory after the Second World War
Dutch_annexation_of_German_territory_after_the_Second_World_War
Low German dialects spoken in Germany
Saxon dialects are considered Westphalian, with the notable exception of Gronings, which is grouped with the Northern Low Saxon and Friso-Saxon dialects.[citation
Westphalian_language
1871–1918 territory of the German Empire
Germanic and Romance dialects were traditionally spoken in Alsace–Lorraine before the 20th century. Germanic dialects: Central German dialects: Luxembourgish
Alsace–Lorraine
2015) (subscription required) German dialect, Swiss German at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) German dialect, Main-Franconian at Ethnologue
List of languages by number of speakers in Europe
List_of_languages_by_number_of_speakers_in_Europe
Scientific study of linguistic dialect
Ancient Greek διάλεκτος, dialektos 'talk, dialect' and -λογία, -logia) is the scientific study of dialects and other forms of language variation, especially
Dialectology
Lechitic language
Pomeranians. Their dialects, sometimes referred to as Ancient Pomeranian, had a transitory character between the Polabian dialects spoken west of Pomerania
Pomeranian_language
South/Eastern branch of Low Franconian spoken in and around Limburg
characteristic feature of many dialects of Limburgish is the occurrence of a lexical pitch accent (Franconian tone accent), which these dialects adopted from and share
Limburgish
GERMAN DIALECTS
GERMAN DIALECTS
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Gorman 1.English : variant of Gorman 2.Altered spelling of German Gehrmann.
Male
Russian
(Герман) Russian form of Roman Latin Germanus, GERMAN means "from Germany."
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant of Gorman 1.English : variant of Gorman 2.German : variant of German.
Boy/Male
French
German.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese
From Germany
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name from Old French germain ‘German’ (Latin Germanus). This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands. The Latin word Germanus is of obscure and disputed origin; the most plausible of the etymologies that have been proposed is that the people were originally known as the ‘spear-men’, with Germanic gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ as the first element.English (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Germain (see Germain).Americanized spelling of Spanish Germán or Hungarian Germán, cognates of 2.German : from the saint’s name German(us). See also Germann.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : Russianized variant of Hermann.Greek : reduced form of Germanos, a Greek personal name, bestowed in honor of saints of the Eastern Church distinct from St. Germain: in particular, St. Germanos in the 8th century, liturgical poet and patriarch of Constantinople. The Greek surname can also denote someone associated with Germany or someone with blond hair.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch and North German
Dutch and North German : variant of Bormann.English : variant of Bowerman.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Teutonic
Warrior; Brotherly; From Germany; Brother
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Swiss German
English, German, and Swiss German : variant of German.German : variant of Gehrmann.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Germanus, GERMANO means "from Germany."
Boy/Male
French
German.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of German.German : see Gierman.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin
From Germany
Male
English
 English name derived from Latin Hermanus, HERMAN means "army man." Compare with another form of Herman.
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : apparently a variant of German.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Latin
From Germany
Surname or Lastname
Slovenian
Slovenian : probably from a medieval form of the personal name Herman, from German Hermann.English : variant spelling of German.
Boy/Male
French Latin
German, or from Germany.
Male
French
French form of Roman Latin Germanus, GERMAIN means "from Germany."
Girl/Female
French
German. From Germany.
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GERMAN DIALECTS
Girl/Female
Hindu
Forgiveness, Goddess of life, Maa Parvati
Girl/Female
Greek
Protector of man.
Boy/Male
German
Home-lover; Little
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Goddess of victory
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shrineel | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à¯€à®²
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Tamil
River ganges
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ameyatma | அமேயதà¯à®®à®¾
Manifests in infinite varieties, Lord Vishnu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hoskin.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dragon
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
The Other Name of Sun; Change of Weather
GERMAN DIALECTS
GERMAN DIALECTS
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a.
See Germane.
n.
Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.
n.
A social party at which the german is danced.
n.
A merman; the male of the mermaid.
n.
Of or pertaining to Germany.
a.
Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
pl.
of Herma
n.
A leman.
pl.
of German
n.
See Germ.
n.
The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.
n.
The German language.
pl.
of Germen
n.
A yeoman.
n.
The Permian period. See Chart of Geology.
pl.
of Gemma
pl.
of Germen
pl.
of Merman
n.
A native or one of the people of Germany.
n.
A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism.