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High German en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Calque of German Hochdeutsch.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) From or pertaining to the southern region of Germany; speaking High German.
   • I used to harrangue the mob, in broken English, under pretence of being an High German doctor. 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
2. (not-comparable) Written or spoken in High German; pertaining to High German.
   • Yiddish is a High German language [...] 1983, Philip Baldi, An Introduction to the Indo-European Languages, page 128:

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Translations (9)

pl wysokoniemiecki (language-related) · be верхненяме́цкі (language-related) · ru верхненеме́цкий (language-related) · de hochdeutsch (language-related) · nl Hoogduits (language-related) · uk верхньоніме́цький (language-related) · hu felnémet (language-related) · sv högtysk (language-related) · da højtysk (language-related)

High German en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Calque of German Hochdeutsch.

Meanings

1. (countable) A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of a group of West Germanic languages or dialects spoken in the southern highlands of Germany.
3. (countable, uncountable) The standard variety of High German as spoken and written throughout the German language area.
   • We, the students, also were supposed to speak High German, but, like our teachers, we did so with a fairly strong Swabian accent. 2010, Dankwart Koehler, In Different Worlds: From POW to PhD, page 49:
   • There is a widespread reluctance to speak High German in German-speaking Switzerland, and many Swiss prefer to speak even bad French or English to people who do not speak Swiss dialect. 1989, Alfred Wyler, Dialect and High German in German-speaking Switzerland, page 15:
   • Many foreigners who learn to speak High German complain that Swiss people only reluctantly reply in High German. Apparently Swiss people generally don't like to speak High German. Why is that so? For the Swiss, High German is a foreign language. 2016, Nicole Egger, Hoi: Your New Swiss German Survival Guide, page 15:

Forms

Meronyms

Central German · Middle German · Upper German · Standard German · Yiddish · SHG

Relateds

Middle High German · New High German · Low German · MHG · NHG · OHG · Old High German · High Germany · Low Saxon · Dutch Low Saxon · SHG · Old Saxon

Synonyms

Standard German (Standard High German) · SHG (Standard High German) · High Dutch · Standard High German (Standard High German)

Translations (43)

et ülemsaksa keel (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · lb Houdäitsch (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · fr haut allemand (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · es alto alemán (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · yi הויכדײַטש (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · de Hochdeutsch (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · ms bahasa Jerman Selatan (Standard High German) · ro limba germană standard (Standard High German) · sv högtyska (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · ga Ard-Ghearmáinis (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · sv standardtyska (Standard High German) · ms bahasa Jerman Halus (Standard High German) · ka ზემოგერმანული (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · cs hornoněmčina (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · yi הויכדײַטש (Standard High German) · fi yläsaksa (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · pdc Hochdeitsch (Standard High German) · pl dialekt wysokoniemiecki (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · de Hochdeutschen (person) · gl alto alemán (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · pl południowa Niemka (person) · ro germană standard (Standard High German) · nl Hoogduits (Standard High German) · ka ზემოგერმანული ენა (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · da højtysk (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · da højtysk (Standard High German) · ga Ard-Ghearmáinis (Standard High German) · pl południowy Niemiec (person) · sv högtyska (Standard High German) · hu felnémet (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · bn প্রমিত উচ্চ আলমানী (Standard High German) · de Standarddeutsch (Standard High German) · de Standardhochdeutsch (Standard High German) · chr ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏂᏓᏥ (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · nl Hoogduits (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · de Hochdeutsch (Standard High German) · nb høytysk (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · pl język wysokoniemiecki (Standard High German) · fr haut allemand (Standard High German) · bn উচ্চ আলমানী (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · pdt Huachdietsch (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · cmn 高地德語 /高地德语 (any of a group of West Germanic languages) · pt alto alemão (any of a group of West Germanic languages)