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low german

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables
low ger-man
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.

Uncountable

adj

in, of or relating to Low German

Etymology

See low (as in lowland) and German, because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany. See also High German in contrast.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Low-German (alternative)

Derived Forms

EFLG LG

Phrases

L. G. Mennonite Low German Middle Low German Old Low German Northern Low German Southern Low German Low Germanic Low Germany

Frequently Paired Words

Ingvaeonic Low Germanic Low Germany North Sea Germanic

Synonyms

Plattdeutsch Platt

Antonyms

High Dutch High German

Questions

What does low german mean?
A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.
Where does low german come from?
See low (as in lowland) and German, because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany. See also High German in contrast.

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