Oberfränkisch

German

Etymology

From oberfränkisch. By surface analysis, ober- +‎ Fränkisch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoːbɐˌfʁɛŋkɪʃ]
• Hyphenation: Ober‧frän‧kisch

Proper noun

Oberfränkisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Oberfränkisch or Oberfränkischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Oberfränkische, alternative genitive Oberfränkischen, no plural)

1. Upper Franconian, High Franconian, High Franconian German (Consisting of East Franconian and South Franconian, the former dialect is spoken around Meiningen, Bamberg, Erlangen, Fürth, Nuremberg and Würzburg, while the latter one is spoken in Germany around Karlsruhe and Heilbronn as well as in a small area around Lauterbourg in the north-eastern corner of Alsace, France.)

   Synonym: Nordoberdeutsch

2. (colloquial) An East Franconian dialect spoken in Upper Franconia.

   Synonym: Oberostfränkisch

Declension

Declension of Oberfränkisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]

	singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
	(usually without article)	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(das)	Oberfränkisch	das	Oberfränkische
genitive	(des)	Oberfränkisch, Oberfränkischs	des	Oberfränkischen
dative	(dem)	Oberfränkisch	dem	Oberfränkischen
accusative	(das)	Oberfränkisch	das	Oberfränkische

Meronyms

(broad sense):

• Ostfränkisch, Mainfränkisch
  • Unterostfränkisch = Unterfränkisch
  • Oberostfränkisch = Oberfränkisch (informal, strict sense)
  • Südostfränkisch
• Südfränkisch, Südrheinfränkisch

Holonyms

• Fränkisch
• Oberdeutsch

Coordinate terms

(broad sense):

• Rheinfränkisch, Mittelfränkisch, Niederfränkisch
• Westoberdeutsch, Ostoberdeutsch