Upper German
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Upper German
Where it comes from
Calque of German Oberdeutsch, oberdeutsch
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-.
adjective
- of the Upper German dialects
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noun language
| 中文 | 上部德語 /上部德语 shàngbù Déyǔ |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Oberdeutsch |
| Русский | южнонемецкий диалект južnonemeckij dialekt |
adj relating to Upper German
| Deutsch | oberdeutsch |
|---|---|
| Русский | южнонемецкий južnonemeckij |
Talk about this word "Upper German." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upper%20german. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Upper German. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20german "Upper German." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20german.Cite this
@misc{upper_german_2026,
title = {Upper German},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20german},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
