Hochdeutsch
See also: hochdeutsch
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːxdɔʏ̯tʃ/
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Noun
Hochdeutsch n (genitive Hochdeutschen or Hochdeutsch or Hochdeutschs, no plural)
- (common usage) Standard High German, High German (including the colloquial; antonym of dialect)
- Viele junge Leute sprechen nur noch Hochdeutsch.
- Many young people only speak Standard High German.
- Viele junge Leute sprechen nur noch Hochdeutsch.
- (linguistics) High German
- Die deutschen Dialekte teilen sich in Niederdeutsch und Hochdeutsch.
- The German dialects are divided into Low German and High German.
- Die deutschen Dialekte teilen sich in Niederdeutsch und Hochdeutsch.
Usage notes
- The High German dialects formed the basis of modern Standard German, whereas Low German had only a secondary influence on it. Therefore, the term Hochdeutsch has come to mean Standard High German in common usage. In this meaning it includes the standard-based colloquial varieties.
- In scientific usage, Standard German proper is referred to as Neuhochdeutsch (“New High German”), Schriftdeutsch (“written German”) or Standarddeutsch (“Standard German”). Colloquial varieties are called neuhochdeutsche Umgangssprache(n) or Regiolekte.
Declension
Declension of Hochdeutsch (language name)
| singular (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (usually without article) | noun | def. | noun | ||
| nominative | (das) | Hochdeutsch | das | Hochdeutsche | |
| genitive | (des) | Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutschs | des | Hochdeutschen | |
| dative | (dem) | Hochdeutsch | dem | Hochdeutschen | |
| accusative | (das) | Hochdeutsch | das | Hochdeutsche | |
Related terms
Further reading
- Hochdeutsch in Duden online
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