plural of cousin german

plural of germanane

plural of German bit

plural of brother german

One of two major dialect groups of the High German language which is spoken primarily in central Germany, Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeastern Limburg (in the Netherlands); distinguished from Upper German by the preservation of Proto-Germanic *-pp- and *-mp-.

(not comparable) of the Central German dialects

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 by the shifts of Proto-Germanic *-pp-, *-mp- to -pf-, -mpf-.

of the Upper German dialects

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-.

of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects