Speyer line
Speyer line proper noun: in German dialectology, an isogloss separating the Central German dialects to the north (which have a stop in words like Appel (“apple”)) from the Upper German dialects to the south (which have an affricate).
Proper noun
the Speyer line
Words that rhyme with Speyer line
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- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
Questions about Speyer line
- What does Speyer line mean?
- Speyer line means in German dialectology, an isogloss separating the Central German dialects to the north (which have a stop in words like Appel (“apple”)) from the Upper German dialects to the south (which have an affricate).
- What part of speech is Speyer line?
- Speyer line is a proper noun.
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