Rhine Franconian

English

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.

Hypernyms

• West Germanic
  • High German
    • Central German
      • West Central German

Hyponyms

• Hessian
• Lorrainian
• Palatine

Coordinate terms

• Central Franconian

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Rhine Franconian terms