Ripuarian
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Ripuarian
- /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛə.ɹɪən/ UK
- /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛɹ.i.ən/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin Ripuarius (perhaps from Latin ripa (“river bank”)) + -an.
proper noun
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A West Central German dialect group, spoken in the northern Rhineland (including the cities of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen), as well as parts of German-speaking Belgium and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); linguistically, the least affected by the consonant shift of all High German dialects
Similar: Ripuarian Franconian
noun Ripuarians
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Any of the Ripuarian tribal section of the Frank people (comprising several tribes), who after some migration inhabited this region, as opposed to the Salian branch.
Similar: Ripuarian Frank
adjective more Ripuarian · most Ripuarian
- Of or pertaining to the Ripuarian people or (one of) its members or descendants.
- Of or pertaining to one, all, or any of the Ripuarian dialects. New Belgium … shows a triglossic situation: (1) New Belgium Eupen: Besides standard German (as the official language) also Low Franconian/East Limburgian dialects (in the western part) and Ripuarian dialects (in the eastern part) as well as standard French are spoken. (2) New Belgium Malmédy: …. (3)
- Of or pertaining to a Ripuarian speaker or speakers.
Translations
Every language
name West Germanic dialect
| Français | francique ripuaire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ripuarisch, Ripuarisch-Fränkisch, Nordmittelfränkisch |
| Italiano | ripuario |
| Русский | рипуа́рский язы́к ripuárskij jazýk |
noun member of a section of the Frankish people
| Português | ripuário |
|---|---|
| Français | Franc ripuaire |
adj pertaining to a/the tribal Ripuarian(s)
| Français | franc ripuaire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ripuarisch |
adj pertaining to dialect
| Français | francique ripuaire |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ripuarisch |
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title = {Ripuarian},
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