English

Noun

East Central German ‎(uncountable)

1. one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Thuringia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, and Berlin; characterized by the shift of pre-Old High German initial *p- to f- (or pf-).

Usage notes

• Yiddish is usually included in this group, at least in traditional German dialectology.

Adjective

East Central German ‎(not comparable)

1. of or pertaining to the East Central German dialects

See also

• West Central German