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West Central German en · ADJ

Etymology

Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects

Synonyms

West Middle German

Translations (2)

pl niemiecki zachodniośrodkowy (Translations) · de westmitteldeutsch (Translations)

West Central German en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) One of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.

Coordinates

East Central German

Holonyms

High German · Central German · West Germanic · Middle German · German

Meronyms

Kölsch · Rhenish-Franconian · Pennsylvania Dutch · Central Franconian · Colognian · Luxembourgish · Transylvanian Saxon · Ripuarian · Moselle Franconian · Rhine Franconian · Pennsylvania German · Middle Franconian · Hessian · Palatine · Lorrainian

Synonyms

West Middle German

Translations (2)

de Westmitteldeutsch (Translations) · pl dialekt zachodniośrodkowy języka niemieckiego (Translations)