süddeutsch
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
süddeutsch (strong nominative masculine singular süddeutscher, not comparable)
- (relational) South German; southern German (from or pertaining to southern Germany, i.e. Germany south of the river Main, or the states of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg)
- die Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ― the South German Railway Company
- (historical and still often linguistics, relational) of the southern half of the German language area, i.e. the above plus Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, etc.
- Synonym: oberdeutsch (roughly)
Declension edit
Positive forms of süddeutsch (uncomparable)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “süddeutsch” in Duden online