niedersächsisch

See also: Niedersächsisch

German

Etymology

From Niedersachsen +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌzɛksɪʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧säch‧sisch

Adjective

niedersächsisch (strong nominative masculine singular niedersächsischer, comparative niedersächsischer, superlative am niedersächsischsten)

  1. from or pertaining to the German state of Lower Saxony
  2. Low Saxon
    Synonyms: plattdeutsch, niederdeutsch (strict sense), (in historic contexts) sächsisch
    Holonym: niederdeutsch (broad sense)
    • 1796, Johann Christoph Adelung, “J”, in Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart, 2nd edition, volume 2, Leipzig, column 1405:
      Die Niedersächsische Mundart, welche unter allen die weichste und zärtlichste ist, macht von diesem Laute einen vorzüglich starken Gebrauch.
      The Low Saxon dialect, which of all is the softest and tenderest, makes exquisitely strong use of this sound [i.e. /j/].

Declension

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Derived terms
  • altniedersächsisch

Further reading
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