Mundart

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊntˌʔaːɐ̯t/
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Noun

Mundart f (genitive Mundart, plural Mundarten)

dialect
Synonyms: Dialekt; (colloquially) Platt

Declension

Declension of Mundart [feminine]

	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

Diphthongierungsmundarten
Dorfmundart
Indianermundart
Ma.
Mundartdichter
Mundartdichtung
Mundartengruppe
Mundartforscher
Mundartgemeinschaft
Mundartgruppe
mundartlich
Mundartliteratur
Ortsmundart
Sprachinselmundart
Stadtmundart
Stammundarten
Teilmundart
Übergangsmundart
Untermundart
Volksmundart