English

Proper noun

Rhine Franconian

1. one of two main subgroups of the West Central German dialects; spoken in Hesse, the southeastern half of Rhineland-Palatinate, northernmost Baden-Württemberg, and traditionally in Lorraine (France); characterized by the use of das ‎(“that”) and was ‎(“what”), and the pronunciation of Germanic -β- as a stop [p] when now in coda position.

Hypernyms

• German
• Central German
• West Central German

Coordinate terms

• Central Franconian

Hyponyms

• Hessian
• Lorrainian
• Palatine

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Rhine Franconian terms