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See also: dutsch

Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • deitsch (Moselle Franconian)
  • döksch (native in much of Ripuarian, but widely archaic)
  • deutsch (variant from standard German)

Etymology

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From Old High German *diudisc, northern variant of diutisc, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. The form dütsch is native in western Ripuarian, in central and eastern Ripuarian it is likely a compromise form between native döksch and outside forms (including standard German deutsch).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dütsch (masculine dütsche, feminine and plural dütsche or dütsch, comparative dütscher, superlative et dütschte)

  1. (Ripuarian) German; of Germany
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