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New High German

New High German proper noun: the modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.

Proper noun

New High German

  1. The modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.
    Synonyms:
    German, NHG, N.H.G., N. H. G.

Adjective

New High German (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to New High German.
    • The history of the New High German word Körper (corpus) starts with its Middle High German borrowing from the Latin word corpus, body flesh, corpse, shadow (of a dead person), trunk, belly, person, nature, and others, and leads over the years to the latest form.1995, Ilse Middendorf, The Perceptible Breath: A Breathing Science (Preface); in: Don Hanlon Johnson (ed.), Bone, Breath & Gesture: Practices of Embodiment, page 75

Synonyms of New High German

Questions about New High German

What does New High German mean?
New High German means the modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.
What part of speech is New High German?
New High German can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near New High German in the dictionary

  1. New Haven theology
  2. New Havenite
  3. New Haw
  4. New Hebridean
  5. New Hebrides
  6. New High German
  7. New Hinksey
  8. new historicism
  9. New Holland
  10. New Holland honeyeater
  11. New Holland honeyeaters

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