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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
West Central German en · ADJ
Etymology
Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.
Meanings
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(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
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(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)