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German
Etymology
Spelling variant of bayrisch, later functionalized in linguistic terminology.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bairisch (strong nominative masculine singular bairischer, not comparable)
- (historical) of the Bavarian tribe, especially before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
- (linguistics) of the Bavarian dialect(s) of the German language
- 2017, Katja Kessel, Sandra Reimann, Basiswissen Deutsche Gegenwartssprache, 5th ed. (1st ed. 2005), Tübingen, p. 163:
- Wie Sie der Karte entnehmen können, gibt es beispielsweise in Bayern nicht nur den bairischen Dialekt – es wird auch Schwäbisch, Fränkisch oder Hessisch gesprochen – und der bairische Dialekt ist nicht nur auf Bayern beschränkt: Es gibt ihn etwa auch in Österreich und Südtirol. Dieses Beispiel veranschaulicht, dass Staatsgrenzen nicht immer auch Sprachgrenzen sind.
- Synonyms: bairisch-österreichisch (baierisch-österreichisch), bayrisch-österreichisch (bayerisch-österreichisch)
- Obsolete form of bayrisch (“of Bavaria in other contexts”).
Usage notes
- The above distinction between bayrisch and bairisch is usually maintained in historic and linguistic scientific literature; otherwise only the ay-spelling is usual today.
- In the north of Bavaria, Upper Franconian dialects are spoken. In the south-west of Bavaria, Swabian dialects are spoken. On the other hand, most dialects in Austria and South Tyrol are Bavarian.
Declension
Positive forms of bairisch (uncomparable)
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