How do you use Alemannic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Alemannic in a sentence
Alemannic meaning
A language or dialect group, belonging to the High German dialects, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Using Alemannic
- The main meaning on this page is: A language or dialect group, belonging to the High German dialects, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
- In the example corpus, alemannic often appears in combinations such as: the alemannic, an alemannic.
Context around Alemannic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alemannic
- In this selection, "alemannic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, german, native, first, food, language and translation stand out and add context to how "alemannic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also in alemannic zischtig from and and the alemannic speaking areas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alemannic" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alemannic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
From this time, Basel has been an Alemannic settlement. (9 words)
An Old High German ( Alemannic ) translation was written in Hirsau in ca. 1070 (ed. (14 words)
The name Blickensdorf, and place names with ‘- ikon’ endings, prove this as the first Alemannic living space. (17 words)
The High German consonant shift is thought to have originated around the 5th century either in Alemannia or among the Lombards ; before that the dialect spoken by Alemannic tribes was little different from that of other West Germanic peoples. (39 words)
Swiss German is intelligible to speakers of other Alemannic dialects, but poses greater difficulty in total comprehension to speakers of Standard German, including French- or Italian-speaking Swiss who learn Standard German at school. (34 words)
An example of the language shift is the Froschauer Bible : Its first impressions after 1524 were largely written in an Alemannic language, but since 1527, the New High German forms were gradually adopted. (33 words)
Example sentences (12)
Alsace is influenced by the Alemannic food culture; as such, beers made in the area are similar to the style of bordering Germany.
An example of the language shift is the Froschauer Bible : Its first impressions after 1524 were largely written in an Alemannic language, but since 1527, the New High German forms were gradually adopted.
An Old High German ( Alemannic ) translation was written in Hirsau in ca. 1070 (ed.
Dated to between AD 660 and 690, it marks the end of the native Alemannic tradition of runic literacy.
From this time, Basel has been an Alemannic settlement.
Swiss German is intelligible to speakers of other Alemannic dialects, but poses greater difficulty in total comprehension to speakers of Standard German, including French- or Italian-speaking Swiss who learn Standard German at school.
The Alemannic and Bavarian dialects of the south are positively valued by their speakers and can be used in almost all social circumstances.
The Alemannic forms were longest preserved in the chancelleries, with the chancellery of Bern being the last to adopt New High German in the second half of the 18th century.
The High German consonant shift is thought to have originated around the 5th century either in Alemannia or among the Lombards ; before that the dialect spoken by Alemannic tribes was little different from that of other West Germanic peoples.
The name Blickensdorf, and place names with ‘- ikon’ endings, prove this as the first Alemannic living space.
There are exceptions, however: in parts of Austria and Bavaria and the Alemannic-speaking areas, the family name is regularly put in front of the first given name.
Tuesday is in fact "Tīw's Day" (also in Alemannic Zischtig from zîes tag), translating dies Martis.
Common combinations with alemannic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the alemannic 3×
- an alemannic 2×