Diutschlant

Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • Diutischlant, Tiutischlant, Tiutschlant

Etymology

    From diutsch (“German”) +‎ lant (“land”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈdyːt͡ʃlant/

    Proper noun

    Diutschlant n

    1. Germania (a region of Europe)

    Declension

    Declension of Diutschlant (sg-only strong neuter with null plural)
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein daȥ Diutschlant
    genitive eines dës Diutschlandes
    dative eime dëm Diutschlande, Diutschlant1
    accusative ein daȥ Diutschlant

    1The so-called uninflected dative, a possible remnant of an original locative.

    Descendants

    • Alemannic German: Dytschland
    • Bavarian: Deitschland
    • Central Franconian: Dütschland
    • East Central German: Deitschland
    • German: Deutschland
    • Rhine Franconian:
      • Palatine German: Daitschlond
      • Pennsylvania German: Deitschland
    • Yiddish: דײַטשלאַנד (daytshland)

    References

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