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Low German

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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.

noun Low-German

  1. uncountable 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.

    Similar: Plattdeutsch, Platt

Opposite: High Dutch, High German

adjective Low-German

  1. In, of or relating to Low German.

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noun

Opposite: High Dutch, High German

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noun West Germanic language

Españolbajo sajón, bajo alemán
日本語低地ドイツ語 teichi Doitsu-go
中文低地德語 /低地德语 dīdì Déyǔ
Portuguêsbaixo alemão
Françaisbas saxon
DeutschNiederdeutsch n Niedersächsisch, Plattdeutsch
Italianobasso sassone
Русскийнижненеме́цкий nižneneméckij

noun West Germanic languages that are not High German

Españolbajo alemán
Françaisbas allemand
DeutschNiederdeutsch
Italianobasso tedesco

adj Translations

Deutschniederdeutsch
Русскийнижненеме́цкий nižneneméckij

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"Low German." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/low%20german. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Low German. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/low%20german

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"Low German." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/low%20german.

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@misc{low_german_2026,
  title = {Low German},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/low%20german},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}