Mundart

German

Etymology

Mund (“mouth”) +‎ Art (“nature, character”), already used by Justus-Georgius Schottelius (also known as Justus Georg Schottel) in his grammars (1641, 1663) and by Philippus Caesius (1641). Cognate to Dutch mondaard and Low German Mundort, Mundaart, Mundart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊntˌʔaːɐ̯t/

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Noun

Mundart f (genitive Mundart, plural Mundarten)

1. dialect

   Synonyms: Dialekt; (colloquially) Platt

Declension

Declension of Mundart [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mundart	die	Mundarten
genitive	einer	der	Mundart	der	Mundarten
dative	einer	der	Mundart	den	Mundarten
accusative	eine	die	Mundart	die	Mundarten

Hyponyms

• (High German dialects): Alemannisch, Bairisch, Fränkisch, Luxemburgisch, Ripuarisch, Schlesisch, Schwäbisch

Derived terms

• Diphthongierungsmundarten
• Dorfmundart
• Ma.
• Mundartdichter
• Mundartdichtung
• Mundartengruppe
• Mundartforscher
• Mundartgemeinschaft
• Mundartgruppe
• mundartlich
• Mundartliteratur
• Ortsmundart
• Sprachinselmundart
• Stadtmundart
• Stammundarten
• Teilmundart
• Untermundart
• Volksmundart

 

Further reading

• “Mundart” in Duden online
• “Mundart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache