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Mundart

/ˈmʊntˌʔaːɐ̯t/· noun· Pl. die Mundarten

dialect

Die Mundart — a slightly old-fashioned word for Dialekt, used in poetry, theatre and folklore.

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Singular
die Mundart
Plural
die Mundarten
Genitiv
der Mundart

One word, many lives

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Mundart
dialect

Er schreibt Gedichte in Mundart.

He writes poems in dialect.

Word family

Mundartder Mundartdichterdialect poetder Mundmouthmundartlichin dialect

Common combinations

  • in Mundart sprechento speak in dialect
  • die Tiroler Mundartthe Tyrolean dialect
  • ein Theaterstück in Mundarta play in dialect

Real examples

  • Viele Mundarten drohen auszusterben.Many dialects are in danger of dying out.
  • In der Mundart meines Dorfes gibt es Wörter, die niemand mehr kennt.In my village's dialect there are words nobody knows any more.
  • Das Theater spielt jedes Jahr ein Stück in Mundart.The theatre puts on a play in dialect every year.

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