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

  1. German, Germanic, Dutch
  2. Dutch specifically
  3. (substantive) Dutch language

Inflection

Adjective
singular plural
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)
    • Sranan Tongo: Doisri
      • Caribbean Hindustani: Doisri
      • Caribbean Javanese: Dhoisri
  • Limburgish: Dutsj
  • Middle English: Duch, Duche, Deuche, Dusche, Dewche, Dowche, duch, duche, deuche, dusche
  • West Frisian: Dútsk

Further reading

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

  1. German (Of relating to Germany)

Derived terms