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Danish
Etymology
From høj (“high”) + tysk (“German”), calque of German hochdeutsch.
Pronunciation
Adjective
højtysk (plural and definite singular attributive højtyske)
- High German (relating to South German dialects or the German standard language)
Noun
højtysk (uninflected)
- High German (the German standard language)
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