Ripuarian

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Ripuarius (perhaps from Latin ripa (“river bank”)) +‎ -an

Proper noun

Ripuarian

  1. A West Central German dialect group, spoken in the northern Rhineland (including the cities of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen), as well as parts of German-speaking Belgium and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); linguistically, the least affected by the consonant shift of all High German dialects

Synonyms
  • Ripuarian Franconian

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Noun

Ripuarian (plural Ripuarians)

  1. (historical) Any of the Ripuarian tribal section of the Frank people (comprising several tribes), who after some migration inhabited this region, as opposed to the Salian branch.

Synonyms
  • (people): Ripuarian Frank

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Adjective

Ripuarian (comparative more Ripuarian, superlative most Ripuarian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Ripuarian people or (one of) its members or descendants.
  2. Of or pertaining to one, all, or any of the Ripuarian dialects.
  3. Of or pertaining to a Ripuarian speaker or speakers.

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