Upper German

Etymology
Calque of.

Noun

 * 1) One of two major dialect groups of the High German language; spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Alsace, and South Tyrol; distinguished from Central German / Middle German (= ) by the shifts of Proto-Germanic *-pp-, *-mp- to -pf-, -mpf-.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 上部德語
 * German:
 * Russian: южнонемецкий диалект

Adjective

 * 1) of the Upper German dialects

Translations

 * German:
 * Russian: