Phrase guide

High Alemannic

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the High Alemannic dialects.

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Broader terms: Alemannic

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name

Meaning 2

A certain dialect group of Alemannic German spoken in Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: Alemannic

Narrower terms: Bernese, Liechtensteinisch, Vorlarlbergisch

History

Etymology

Calque of German Hochalemannisch. By surface analysis, high + Alemannic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hoogalemannisch — relating to the High Alemannic dialects
  • German: hochalemannisch — relating to the High Alemannic dialects
  • Russian: верхнеалема́ннский (verxnealemánnskij) — relating to the High Alemannic dialects
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高地阿勒曼尼 (Gāodì Ālèmànní) — group of Alemannic dialects
  • Dutch: Hoogalemannisch — group of Alemannic dialects
  • French: haut alémanique — group of Alemannic dialects
  • German: Hochalemannisch — group of Alemannic dialects
  • Limburgish: Hoegalemannisch — group of Alemannic dialects
  • Low German: Hoochalemannsch — group of Alemannic dialects
  • Russian: верхнеалема́ннский (verxnealemánnskij) — group of Alemannic dialects