Franconian

American  

[frang-koh-nee-uhn, -kohn-yuhn, fran-] / fræŋˈkoʊ ni ən, -ˈkoʊn jən, fræn- /

noun

1. a group of West Germanic dialects or languages, consisting of Frankish and the dialects descended from Frankish.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Franconia.

2. of or relating to Franconian.

Franconian British  

/ fræŋˈkəʊnɪən /

noun

1. a group of medieval Germanic dialects spoken by the Franks in an area from N Bavaria and Alsace to the mouth of the Rhine. Low Franconian developed into Dutch, while Upper Franconian contributed to High German, of which it remains a recognizable dialect See also Old Low German Old High German Frankish

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adjective

1. of or relating to Franconia, the Franks, or their languages

Etymology

Origin of Franconian

First recorded in 1795–1805; Franconi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

He was born to a prominent bourgeois family of Franconian heritage near the city of Gera, but grew up in Weissenfels, after his father inherited a prosperous inn from his own father.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2020

With its checkered tablecloths, ceramic mustard pots and numerous native trinkets on the walls and windowsills, Kachelofen is almost a parody of a Franconian inn.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2016

Franconian role of the day: "General Hospital" is getting its third dose of "Franco," the dangerous, handsome artist played by ...

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2011

Now comes Kupfer, with a daring viewpoint that is as Teutonic as Wolfgang's thick Franconian accent.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the older historical period the principal difference between East and South Franconian consisted in the fact that initial Germanic d was retained in the latter dialect, while East Franconian shifted it to t.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various