English

Proper noun

Low German

1. A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.
2. (linguistics) Any of a number of West Germanic languages, primarily spoken in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, that did not undergo the High German consonant shift; the group thereof.
3. (nonstandard) Any of many German dialects that are not the official standard although they are usually referred to only to as "Platt".

Synonyms

• (West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon): Plattdeutsch, Low Saxon; Dutch Low Saxon (variety in the Netherlands), New Low Saxon, New Saxon (as opposed to Middle Saxon and Old Saxon); Mennonite Low German, Plautdietsch (variety spoken in America, etc)

Antonyms

• (West Germanic languages that are not High German): High German (includes numerous Upper German and Middle German/Central German dialects from which standard High German mainly developed)

Derived terms

• East Low German (German Low German: Oostnedderdüütsch, German: Ostniederdeutsch)
• West Low German (German Low German: Westnedderdüütsch, German: Westniederdeutsch)

Translations

See also

• Ingvaeonic
• Low Franconian
• Low Germany
• Low Prussian
• Nethersaxon
• North Sea Germanic
• Yiddish

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