Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upper german

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: up-per ger-man
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two major dialect groups of the High German language; spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Alsace, and South Tyrol; distinguished from Central German / Middle German (= Mitteldeutsch) by the shifts of Proto-Germanic *-pp-, *-mp- to -pf-, -mpf-.

Uncountable

adj

of the Upper German dialects

Etymology

Calque of German Oberdeutsch, oberdeutsch

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Central German Middle German Low German

Questions

What does upper german mean?: One of two major dialect groups of the High German language; spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Alsace, and South Tyrol; distinguished from Central German / Middle German (= Mitteldeutsch) by the shifts of Proto-Germanic *-pp-, *-mp- to -pf-, -mpf-.
Where does upper german come from?: Calque of German Oberdeutsch, oberdeutsch

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