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upper franconian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
up-per fran-co-ni-an
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

one of four main subgroups of the Upper German dialects; spoken in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria as well as some adjacent parts of Germany

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of German Oberfränkisch.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Oberfränkisch

Frequently Paired Words

Alemannic Alemannic German Bavarian Swabish Swabian

Synonyms

High Franconian

Questions

What does upper franconian mean?
one of four main subgroups of the Upper German dialects; spoken in the region of Franconia in northern Bavaria as well as some adjacent parts of Germany
Where does upper franconian come from?
It is traced to German.

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