German

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Etymology

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From Sprach(e) (language, speech) +‎ Varietät (variety).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁaːxvaʁieˌtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Sprach‧va‧ri‧e‧tät
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Sprachvarietät f (genitive Sprachvarietät, plural Sprachvarietäten)

  1. (linguistics) variety

Declension

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