Low German

English nds Alternative forms de Low-German Etymology See en low (as in en lowland) and en German, because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany. See also en High German in contrast. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Low German.wav Southern England Noun - Low German A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language. Synonyms West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon en Plattdeutsch, en Platt Antonyms West Germanic languages that are not High German en High Dutch (High-Dutch), en High German (includes numerous en Upper German and en Middle German/en Central German dialects from which Standard en High German mainly developed) Meronyms West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon synchronic en Dutch Low Saxon variety or varieties in the Netherlands; en East Frisian, en Westphalian, en Eastphalian, en Mecklenburgish-West Pomeranian, en Brandenburgish, en East Pomeranian, en Low Prussian;en Plautdietsch variety spoken in America etc. diachronic en New Low Saxon or en New Saxon; en Middle Saxon; en Old Saxon diachronic en Old Low German Derived terms en en LG, en L. G. (Low German) Northern Low German Southern Low German en Middle Low German; en Old Low German Mennonite Low German en EFLG (East Frisian Low German) Descendants de American Low German 1 Translations West Germanic language Armenian: hy ստորին գերմաներեն Breton: br alamaneg izel m Catalan: ca baix alemany m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 低地德語 dīdì Déyǔ Danish: da nedertysk n, da plattysk n, da nedersaksisk n Dutch: nl Nedersaksisch n, nl Nederduits n, nl Platduits n Estonian: et alamsaksa, et alamsaksa keel Faroese: fo lágtýskt n Finnish: fi alasaksa, fi alasaksi French: fr bas saxon m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Nederdútsk n, fy Platdútsk n, fy Leechdútsk n Galician: gl baixo alemán m Georgian: ka ქვემოგერმანული, ka ქვემოგერმანული ენა German: de Niederdeutsch n de Niedersächsisch n, de Plattdeutsch n Hungarian: hu alnémet Icelandic: is lágþýska f, is niðursaxneska f, is plattþýska f Irish: ga Gearmáinis Íochtarach f Italian: it basso sassone m Japanese: ja 低地ドイツ語 teichi Doitsu-go Khmer: km អាល្លឺម៉ង់ក្រោម aalləɨmɑŋ kraom Low German: Dutch Low Saxon: nds-nl Platduuts, nds-nl Nedersaksies, nds-nl Nedersaksisch German Low German: nds-de Plattdütsch n, nds-de Plattdüütsch n, nds-de Platdütsch n Netherlands, nds-de Nedderdüütsch n, nds-de Neddersassisch n Eastphalian (Ostfälisch): nds-de Plattduitsch n Low Prussian (Niederpreußisch): nds-de Plattdietsch n Westphalian (Westfälisch): Münsterländisch: nds-de Plattdütsk n (nds-de Plattdüütsk n) Sauerländisch: nds-de Plattduitsk n Norwegian: Bokmål: nb lavtysk m, nb nedertysk m, nb plattysk m, nb platt-tysk m, nb nedersaksisk m Nynorsk: nn lågtysk m, nn nedertysk m, nn plattysk m, nn platt-tysk m, nn nedersaksisk m Plautdietsch: pdt Plautdietsch often refers specifically to the Mennonite Low German variety Polish: pl język dolnoniemiecki m-in Portuguese: pt baixo alemão m Russian: ru нижненеме́цкий m язы́к Serbo-Croatian: sh donjonjemački Spanish: es bajo sajón m; es bajo alemán m in a stricter sense Swedish: sv lågtyska c, sv plattyska c, sv nedersaksiska c Turkish: tr Aşağı Almanca Ukrainian: uk нижньонімецька f nyžnʹonimécʹka Welsh: cy Isel Almaeneg f West Germanic languages that are not High German Dutch: nl Nederduits n French: fr bas allemand m German: de Niederdeutsch n Italian: it basso tedesco m Polish: pl dialekt dolnoniemiecki m-in Spanish: es bajo alemán m Adjective en adjective Low German In, of or relating to Low German. Translations Belarusian: be ніжненяме́цкі Danish: da nedertysk Dutch: nl Nederduits German: de niederdeutsch Hungarian: hu alnémet Polish: pl dolnoniemiecki Russian: ru нижненеме́цкий Swedish: sv lågtysk Ukrainian: uk нижньоніме́цький See also en Ingvaeonic en Low Germanic en Low Germany en North Sea Germanic Further reading Wikiwöörbook: Low German Wiktionary, for all Low German dialects (and Plautdietsch) Plattmakers: Low German dictionary with both English and German translations Anagrams en aeglmnorw angleworm lawmonger en Languages