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Brabantine

Brabantine

9.9
A variety of Dutch spoken in parts of southern Netherlands and northern Belgium
  • noun
: brabanzón
  • The documentary explored the history and features of the Brabantine dialect.

Examples

  • Many people in northern Belgium still use Brabantine in everyday conversation.

  • She learned to speak Brabantine from her grandmother in the village.

  • He speaks Brabantine fluently.

  • Many people in Antwerp use Brabantine dialects.

  • She learned to speak Brabantine from her grandmother in the village.

  • Many people in northern Belgium still use Brabantine in everyday conversation.

  • The documentary explored the history and features of the Brabantine dialect.

Synonyms

Dutch
vsBrabantine
30 2.5

The language spoken in the Netherlands, parts of Belgium, and Suriname

is regional and used specifically in parts of southern Netherlands and northern Belgium
Dutch language
vsBrabantine
1 3.0

A language spoken in the Netherlands, parts of Belgium, and Suriname

is a regional variety of that language in southern Netherlands and northern Belgium

Surface Forms

Brabantine singular
Brabantines plural

Morphology

Brabantine = Brabant (transparent) = Brabant + ine

The name of the regional language variety is formed from the place-name plus a standard adjectival/demonymic suffix and is directly recognizable.

Etymology

Brabantine is made from the name Brabant and the ending -ine, meaning 'from' or 'of', so Brabantine also names the variety of Dutch people speak 'from Brabant' and keeps the local words and sounds of that area.