Aldermaat

Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Alder Maat less common Etymology The masculine nominative singular of the adjective in Ripuarian gmw-cfr gmh - ended in gmh -e or zero; Standard de -er being a variant that developed in southern dialects. Therefore the form gmh Aldermaat probably contains a comparative form, meaning “older market” (rather than “old market”). Alternatively it might have been influenced by de Alter Markt, but the highly conservative form gmw-cfr Nüümaat (see there) makes this seem unlikely. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈaldʌˌmaːt/ Proper noun gmw-cfr proper noun m der Aldermaat gmw-cfr Kölsch but also known elsewhere in _ Ripuarian the de Alter Markt (Köln) Old Market (Alter Markt) of Cologne gmw-cfr 1992 de Höhner De Höhner Hey Kölle! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuJhw30Bkxs Ich bruch minge Dom, der Rhing, minge Strom, / Un die Hüüsjer bunt om Aldermaat. I need my cathedral, the Rhine, my stream, / And the colourful houses on the Old Market. The phrase Hüüsjer bunt om Aldermaat is a quote of a famous 1938 song by de Jupp Schlösser. Most of the houses that stood at the time were destroyed during WWII. Coordinate terms gmw-cfr Heumaat Iesermaat Nüümaat Related terms gmw-cfr alt Maat