Mundart

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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, Mundoort, Mundart, Mundaart, Swedish munart (rare).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊntˌʔaːɐ̯t/
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Noun

Mundart f (genitive Mundart, plural Mundarten)

dialect
Synonyms: Dialekt; (colloquially) Platt

Declension

Declension of Mundart

	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

References

^ in: Deutsches Helicons Erster und Ander Theil, Oder Unterricht, wie ein Deutscher Vers und Getichte auf mancherley Art und fehler recht zierlich zu schreiben. Itzo wieder vermehret und zum andern mahl herraus gegeben. Wittenberg, Gedruckt bey Johann Röhnern, Im Jahr M DC XLI.

Further reading

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

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