English Explanatory Dictionary

Low German

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
adj
  1. in, of or relating to Low German

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Low German.wav

Word forms

Low German Low-German

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Plattdeutsch Platt

Antonyms

High Dutch High German

Related words

Ingvaeonic Low Germanic Low Germany North Sea Germanic

Derived words

EFLG LG L. G. Mennonite Low German Middle Low German Old Low German Northern Low German Southern Low German
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