Oberfränkisch
German
Etymology
From oberfränkisch. By surface analysis, ober- + Fränkisch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈoːbɐˌfʁɛŋkɪʃ]
- Hyphenation: Ober‧frän‧kisch
Proper noun
Oberfränkisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Oberfränkisch or Oberfränkischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Oberfränkische, alternative genitive Oberfränkischen, no plural)
- Upper Franconian, High Franconian, High Franconian German (Consisting of East Franconian and South Franconian, the former dialect is spoken around Meiningen, Bamberg, Erlangen, Fürth, Nuremberg and Würzburg, while the latter one is spoken in Germany around Karlsruhe and Heilbronn as well as in a small area around Lauterbourg in the north-eastern corner of Alsace, France.)
- Synonym: Nordoberdeutsch
- (colloquial) An East Franconian dialect spoken in Upper Franconia.
- Synonym: Oberostfränkisch
Declension
Declension of Oberfränkisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]
| singular (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (usually without article) | noun | def. | noun | ||
| nominative | (das) | Oberfränkisch | das | Oberfränkische | |
| genitive | (des) | Oberfränkisch, Oberfränkischs | des | Oberfränkischen | |
| dative | (dem) | Oberfränkisch | dem | Oberfränkischen | |
| accusative | (das) | Oberfränkisch | das | Oberfränkische | |
Meronyms
(broad sense):
- Ostfränkisch, Mainfränkisch
- Unterostfränkisch = Unterfränkisch
- Oberostfränkisch = Oberfränkisch (informal, strict sense)
- Südostfränkisch
- Südfränkisch, Südrheinfränkisch
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
(broad sense):
- Rheinfränkisch, Mittelfränkisch, Niederfränkisch
- Westoberdeutsch, Ostoberdeutsch