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Ripuarian

Syllables: Ri·pu·a·ri·anUK/ˌɹɪp.juˈɛə.ɹɪən//ˌɹɪp.juˈɛɹ.i.ən/

Ripuarian proper noun: a West Central German dialect group, spoken in the northern Rhineland (including the cities of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen), as well as parts of German-speaking Belgium and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); linguistically, the least affected by the consonant shift of all High German dialects.

Proper noun

Ripuarian

  1. A West Central German dialect group, spoken in the northern Rhineland (including the cities of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen), as well as parts of German-speaking Belgium and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); linguistically, the least affected by the consonant shift of all High German dialects
    Synonyms:
    Ripuarian Franconian

Noun

Ripuarian (plural Ripuarians)

  1. (historical) Any of the Ripuarian tribal section of the Frank people (comprising several tribes), who after some migration inhabited this region, as opposed to the Salian branch.
    Synonyms:
    Ripuarian Frank

Adjective

Ripuarian (comparative more Ripuarian, superlative most Ripuarian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ripuarian people or (one of) its members or descendants.
  2. Of or pertaining to one, all, or any of the Ripuarian dialects.
    • New Belgium … shows a triglossic situation:
      (1) New Belgium Eupen: Besides standard German (as the official language) also Low Franconian/East Limburgian dialects (in the western part) and Ripuarian dialects (in the eastern part) as well as standard French are spoken.
      (2) New Belgium Malmédy...2002, Peter Nelde, Jeroen Darquennes, German in Belgium: Linguistic Variation from a Contact Linguistic Point of View. In: Jeanine Treffers-Daller, Roland Willemyns (eds.), Language Contact at the...
  3. Of or pertaining to a Ripuarian speaker or speakers.

Ripuarian meaning in Marathi

Ripuarian in Marathi

West Germanic dialect
रिप्युएरियन ripyueriyan
member of a section of the Frankish people
रिप्युएरियन ripyueriyan
pertaining to a/the tribal Ripuarian(s)
रिप्युएरियन ripyueriyan
pertaining to dialect
रिप्युएरियन ripyueriyan

Synonyms of Ripuarian

  • Ripuarian Franconian
  • Ripuarian Frank

Forms of Ripuarian

Noun
pluralRipuarians
Adjective
comparativemore Ripuarian
superlativemost Ripuarian

Origin of Ripuarian

From Medieval Latin Ripuarius (perhaps from Latin ripa (“river bank”)) + -an.

Words that rhyme with Ripuarian

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Questions about Ripuarian

What does Ripuarian mean?
Ripuarian means a West Central German dialect group, spoken in the northern Rhineland (including the cities of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen), as well as parts of German-speaking Belgium and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); linguistically, the least affected by the consonant shift of all High German dialects.
What is Ripuarian in Marathi?
Ripuarian in Marathi is रिप्युएरियन (ripyueriyan). See Ripuarian meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Ripuarian?
Ripuarian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Ripuarian?
Ripuarian is pronounced /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛə.ɹɪən/ (UK).

Words near Ripuarian in the dictionary

  1. ript
  2. riptide
  3. riptides
  4. Ripton
  5. Riptons
  6. Ripuarian
  7. Ripuarians
  8. riq
  9. riq'a
  10. riqq
  11. riqqs

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