Phrase guide

New High German

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to New High German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

The modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: nyhøjtysk — of or relating to the modern German language
  • Danish: tysk — of or relating to the modern German language
  • Georgian: ახალი ზემოგერმანული (axali zemogermanuli) — of or relating to the modern German language
  • Georgian: თანამედროვე გერმანული (tanamedrove germanuli) — of or relating to the modern German language
  • German: neuhochdeutsch — of or relating to the modern German language
  • Hungarian: újfelnémet — of or relating to the modern German language
  • Polish: nowo-wysoko-niemiecki — of or relating to the modern German language
  • Danish: nyhøjtysk — modern German language
  • Danish: tysk — modern German language
  • French: haut-allemand moderne — modern German language
  • Galician: alto alemán moderno — modern German language
  • Georgian: ახალი ზემოგერმანული ენა (axali zemogermanuli ena) — modern German language
  • Georgian: თანამედროვე გერმანული ენა (tanamedrove germanuli ena) — modern German language
  • German: Neuhochdeutsch — modern German language
  • German: Neihochdeitsch — modern German language
  • Hungarian: újfelnémet — modern German language
  • Irish: Nua-Ard-Ghearmáinis — modern German language
  • Low German: Neehoochdüütsch — modern German language
  • Low German: Niehoochdüütsch — modern German language
  • Low German: Nieghoochdüütsch — modern German language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyhøgtysk — modern German language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nyhøytysk — modern German language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nyhøgtysk — modern German language
  • Polish: język nowo-wysoko-niemiecki — modern German language
  • Swedish: nyhögtyska — modern German language
  • Swedish: yngre nyhögtyska — modern German language