Low German
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany.
Noun
[edit]- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- (West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon): Plattdeutsch, Platt, Low Saxon, Nether-Saxon
- (West Germanic languages that are not High German): Low-Dutch (Low Dutch), Netherdutch
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “West Germanic languages that are not High German”): High Dutch (High-Dutch), High German (includes numerous Upper German and Middle German/Central German dialects from which Standard High German mainly developed)
Meronyms
[edit](West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon):
- (synchronic) Dutch Low Saxon (variety or varieties in the Netherlands); East Frisian, Westphalian, Eastphalian, Mecklenburgish-West Pomeranian, Brandenburgish, East Pomeranian, Low Prussian;Plautdietsch (variety spoken in America etc.)
- (diachronic) New Low Saxon or New Saxon; Middle Saxon; Old Saxon
- (diachronic) Old Low German
Derived terms
[edit]- LG, L. G. (Low German)
- Northern Low German
- Southern Low German
- Middle Low German; Old Low German
- Mennonite Low German
- EFLG (East Frisian Low German)
Descendants
[edit]- → German: American Low German
Translations
[edit]West Germanic language
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West Germanic languages that are not High German
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Adjective
[edit]- in, of or relating to Low German
Translations
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Wikiwöörbook: Low German Wiktionary, for all Low German dialects (and Plautdietsch)
- Plattmakers: Low German dictionary with both English and German translations