Adjective
süddeutsch
Pronunciation: /ˈzyːtˌdɔʏ̯tʃ/
South German; southern German (from or pertaining to southern Germany, i.e. Germany south of the river Main, or the states of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg)
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Meanings
Adjective
- South German; southern German (from or pertaining to southern Germany, i.e. Germany south of the river Main, or the states of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg)
- of the southern half of the German language area, i.e. the above plus Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, etc
Example sentence
Im süddeutschen Raum sagt man Semmel statt Brötchen.
In the South German region people say Semmel instead of Brötchen.
Usage
- ein süddeutscher Dialekt — a southern German dialect
- süddeutsch / Süddeutschland — southern German / southern Germany; adjective versus region
Der Sprecher las die Geschichte mit süddeutschem Akzent vor.
The speaker read the story aloud with a southern German accent.