Mennonite Low German

proper noun

A variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and many other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)

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PlautdietschPlauttdietsch
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and many other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)

    Synonyms: Plautdietsch, Plauttdietsch

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA variety or dialect of Low Prussian of East Low German with Dutch influence that developed in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Vistula delta area of Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States, and Mexico), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and many other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)

Similar
PlautdietschPlauttdietsch
Also see
plautdietsch

Origin

From Mennonite + Low German, because Mennonites were the ones to carry it out of Prussia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Mennonitiese Nederduits
  • Mennonitiese Nederduitsvariety — see also Plautdietsch
Arabic الألمانية الدنيا المينوناتية
  • الألمانية الدنيا المينوناتيةvariety — see also Plautdietsch
Catalan baix alemany mennonita
  • baix alemany mennonitavariety — see also Plautdietsch
French bas allemand mennonite
  • bas allemand mennonitevariety — see also Plautdietsch
German Mennonitendeutsch, Mennonitenplatt
  • Mennonitendeutschvariety — see also Plautdietsch
  • Mennonitenplattvariety — see also Plautdietsch
  • Mennoniten-Niederdeutschvariety — see also Plautdietsch
  • Mennonitenniederdeutschvariety — see also Plautdietsch
  • Mennonitenplautdietschvariety — see also Plautdietsch
Indonesian bahasa Jerman Dataran Rendah Menonit
  • bahasa Jerman Dataran Rendah Menonitvariety — see also Plautdietsch
Polish Plautdietsch
  • Plautdietschvariety — see also Plautdietsch
Portuguese baixo-alemão menonita
  • baixo-alemão menonitavariety — see also Plautdietsch
Spanish bajo alemán menonita
  • bajo alemán menonitavariety — see also Plautdietsch
Cite this entry
APA

Mennonite Low German. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mennonite%20Low%20German

MLA

“Mennonite Low German.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mennonite%20Low%20German. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mennonite Low German,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mennonite%20Low%20German.

Source: Mennonite Low German on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.