Mundart

German

Etymology

Mund (“mouth”) +‎ Art (“nature, character”), already used by Justus-Georgius Schottelius or 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

   Hyponyms: Alemannisch, Bairisch, Fränkisch, Luxemburgisch, Ripuarisch, Schlesisch, Schwäbisch

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “Mundart” in Duden online