dietsch
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thiudisc, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Equivalent to diet + -sch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiə̯tsx/
Adjective
dietsch
Inflection
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
nominative | indefinite | dietsch | dietsche | dietsch | dietsche |
definite | dietsche | dietsche | |||
accusative | indefinite | dietschen | dietsche | dietsch | dietsche |
definite | dietsche | ||||
genitive | indefinite | dietsch | dietscher | dietsch | dietscher |
definite | dietsch, dietschen | dietsch, dietschen | |||
dative | dietschen | dietscher | dietschen | dietschen |
Alternative forms
- duutsch
Descendants
- Dutch: Diets (“Middle Dutch”)
- Dutch: Duits (“German”), (obsolete) Duitsch, Duytsch, Duitser (“German person”)
- Limburgish: Dutsj
- → Middle English: Duch, Duche, Deuche, Dusche, Dewche, Dowche, duch, duche, deuche, dusche
- → West Frisian: Dútsk
Further reading
- “dudesc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dietsc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page dietsc
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dietsc (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page dietsc
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German düdesch, from Old Saxon thiudisk, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk. Cognate with German Low German düütsch and German deutsch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ditʃ/
Adjective
dietsch
Derived terms
- Dietsch
- Dietschlaunt
- Plautdietsch