Plautdietsch
English
Etymology
From Plautdietsch. Cognate to Dutch Low Saxon Platduuts and German Low German Plattdütsch, Plattdüütsch, as well as to High German Plattdeutsch (whence English Plattdeutsch).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plaʊt.ditʃ/
Proper noun
Plautdietsch
- Mennonite Low German, a variety of Low Prussian East Low German that developed in Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Russia and some other countries. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German.)
Synonyms
- (variety of Low German): Mennonite Low German
Translations
variety of Low German — See also translations at Mennonite Low German
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Plautdietsch
Alternative forms
- Plauttdietsch (cf. German Low German: Plattdüütsch)
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