Rhenish fan en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of German Rheinischer Fächer. So called because all or most of the isoglosses collapse in Hesse and fan out to the west.
Meanings
- A set of isoglosses in West Central German showing how the effect of the High German consonant shift gradually decreases towards the north-west (i.e. towards Low Franconian and Low Saxon)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhenish Fan | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
it ventaglio renano (Translations) · ru рейнский веер (Translations) · de Rheinischer Fächer (Translations) · de rheinischer Fächer (Translations) · nl Rijnlandse waaier (Translations) · es abanico renano (Translations) · fr éventail rhénan (Translations) · ru рейнская переходная область (Translations)