Rhine Franconian

English

Alternative forms

• Rhine-Franconian
• Rhinefranconian (adjective)

Etymology

Calque of German Rheinfränkisch.

Proper noun

Rhine Franconian

1. one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in Hesse, the southeastern half of Rhineland-Palatinate, northernmost Baden-Württemberg, and traditionally in Lorraine (France); distinguished from Central Franconian by the use of das (“that”) and was (“what”), and the pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a stop [p] when now in coda position.

   Synonym: Rhenish Franconian (Rhenish-Franconian)

Meronyms

• Hessian
• Lorrainian
• Palatine

Holonyms

• West Central German

Coordinate terms

• Central Franconian

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Rhine Franconian terms