Moselle Franconian

proper noun

One of two subgroups of the Central Franconian dialects; spoken in the north-western half of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Siegerland, and parts of eastern Belgium; distinguished from the northern Ripuarian by a number of fairly parallel isoglosses, especially the Dorf-Dorf-Linie and also the Moselle Franconian diphthongization of Germanic -ī-, -ū-.

OriginGerman Moselfränkisch →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Moselle-Franconian · alternative Mosel Franconian

  1. One of two subgroups of the Central Franconian dialects; spoken in the north-western half of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Siegerland, and parts of eastern Belgium; distinguished from the northern Ripuarian by a number of fairly parallel isoglosses, especially the Dorf-Dorf-Linie and also the Moselle Franconian diphthongization of Germanic -ī-, -ū-.

Origin

  1. GermanMoselfränkisch
  2. EnglishMoselle Franconian

Calque of German Moselfränkisch.

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Translations

German Moselfränkisch
  • Moselfränkischsubgroup of the Central Franconian dialect
Polish dialekt mozelski
  • dialekt mozelskisubgroup of the Central Franconian dialect
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