Franconian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.ni.ən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
- Rhymes: -əʊniən
Adjective[edit]
Franconian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Franconia or its inhabitants.
- Of or relating to Franconian (dialect family).
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of or relating to Franconia or its inhabitants
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Noun[edit]
Franconian (plural Franconians)
- A native or inhabitant of Franconia.
Translations[edit]
native or inhabitant of to Franconia
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Proper noun[edit]
Franconian
- A linguistic marker for a number of West Germanic languages and dialects spoken in the former core of the Frankish Empire: Low Countries (the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and western Germany. Within these groups there are a number of well known languages and dialects, such as Dutch.
- 1986, Anne Pauwels, Immigrant Dialects and Language Maintenance in Australia: The Case of the Cases of the Limburg and Swabian Dialects, p. 23 (note: here it would be more proper to speak of Low Franconian):
- Limburgs is the only East Franconian dialect spoken in the Netherlands. All other Franconian dialects in the Netherlands are West Franconian.
- 1993, Colette M. van Kerckvoorde, An Introduction to Middle Dutch, p. 1 (note: here it would be more proper to speak of Low Franconian):
- The first three dialect groups [Flemish, Brabantic, Hollandic] may be referred to as West Franconian, while Limburgic is known as East Franconian.
- 1986, Anne Pauwels, Immigrant Dialects and Language Maintenance in Australia: The Case of the Cases of the Limburg and Swabian Dialects, p. 23 (note: here it would be more proper to speak of Low Franconian):
Related terms[edit]
- Old Franconian (Old Frankish)
- Low Franconian
- Central Franconian
- Rhine Franconian, Rhine-Franconian, Rhenish-Franconian
- East Franconian
Translations[edit]
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