dietsch
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Equivalent to diet + -sch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiə̯tsx/
Adjective
dietsch
- German, Germanic, Dutch
- Dutch specifically
- (substantive) Dutch language
Inflection
Adjective | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | dietsch | dietsche | dietsch | dietsche |
Definite | dietsche | dietsche | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | dietschen | dietsche | dietsch | dietsche |
Definite | dietsche | ||||
Genitive | dietschs | dietscher | dietschs | dietscher | |
Dative | dietschen | dietscher | dietschen | dietschen |
Alternative forms
- duutsch
Descendants
- Dutch: Diets (“Middle Dutch”)
- Dutch: Duits (“German”), Duitsch
- Afrikaans: Duits
- Negerhollands: dutsch
- Japanese: ドイツ
- Limburgish: Dutsj
- → Middle English: Duch, Duche, Deuche, Dusche, Dewche, Dowche, duch, duche, deuche, dusche
- English: Dutch
- Scots: Dutch
- → West Frisian: Dútsk
Further reading
- “dudesc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dietsc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page dietsc
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dietsc (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page dietsc
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German düdesch, from Old Saxon thiudisk, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk. Cognate with German Low German düütsch and German deutsch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ditʃ/
Adjective
dietsch
- German (Of relating to Germany)
Derived terms
- Dietsch
- Dietschlaunt
- Plautdietsch