Low Franconian

English

Proper noun

Low Franconian

1. (linguistics) A group of continental West Germanic varieties, most prominent of which is the Dutch language.

Usage notes

• Note that Low Franconian is not spoken in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), where, as in virtually all of Franconia, an Upper Franconian dialect is used. The linguistic term refers to the historic Franks, not the modern region.

Synonyms

• Low Frankish

Meronyms

• Dutch = Netherlandish, Netherlandic
  • Central Dutch
    • Hollandic
  • Zeelandic, Zealandic
  • Brabantian, Brabantic, Brabantish
  • Flemish
  • Afrikaans
• East Low Franconian (unommon) = South Low Franconian (rare)
  • Limburgan, Limburgian, Limburgic, Limburgish
• Kleverlandish (rare)

Holonyms

• Low German

Derived terms

• Old Low Franconian
• Middle Low Franconian

Related terms

• West Low Franconian (adjective)

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: Nederfrankisch (nl) n
• German: Niederfränkisch (de) n (as adjective: niederfränkisch)