See also: Sächsisch

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sachse +‎ -isch

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛksɪʃ]
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Adjective

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sächsisch (strong nominative masculine singular sächsischer, comparative sächsischer, superlative am sächsischsten)

  1. (modern) Saxon; Saxonian (pertaining to the German state of Saxony or its inhabitants)
  2. (modern, colloquial) Saxon; Upper Saxon (pertaining the High German dialect spoken in Saxony)
    Synonym: obersächsisch
  3. (historical, linguistics) Saxon (of the old Saxon tribe and their language)
    Synonym: altsächsisch

Usage notes

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  • Note that the senses between modern and historical usage are not just different, but do not even overlap. No portion of modern Saxony was settled by the old Saxons or speaks a dialect derived from theirs (unlike Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, where this is the case).

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