højtysk

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From høj (high) +‎ tysk (German), calque of German hochdeutsch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔjtysk/, [ˈhʌjˌtˢysɡ̊]

Adjective

højtysk (plural and definite singular attributive højtyske)

  1. High German (relating to South German dialects or the German standard language)

Noun

højtysk (uninflected)

  1. High German (the German standard language)

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