Sometimes the German languages and accents show some remarkable outcomes.
The facemasks, in High German "Mund-Nase-Maske", have now a word in Low German which is "Snutenpulli". As a German I can tell you that this is one of the bestfitting and cute sounding words I have ever heard.
In Berlin we have the word "Schnute" which is mouth and and the face area around; and "Pulli" is short for pullover.
So, during Corona times "Treckt een Snutenpulli und jümmer den Afstand holln!" :-)
That is very funny although I think it sounds more silly than cute. In Dutch the same word is "snoet", which is used a term of endearment to denote the face. I wonder when they will find an equivalent term in Dutch.
Berliner Schnauze?
Yep, but "Schnauze" is something different to "Schnute".
That IS a good word! Thank you for sharing!
So, MarkK, it’s a best-fitting word, for a well-fitting mask? That’s good!
But the High German term mentions mouth and nose, which is important. I’m concerned when I see someone whose mask’s over their mouth, but not their nose. And mine don’t always easily stay tucked around my chin. A well-fitting mask isn’t the easiest thing to find, so a word that describes one is useful.
As mentioned "Snute", "Snuut" and "Schnauze" have a wider meaning beyond mouth only.
"Snoot" was a once-common term around here, so should be pretty recognizable. There were even a few old taverns with snoot sandwiches on the menu.
And of course, Jimmy Durante, referred to himself as the "Schnozz" for his prominent nose. Schnozz is Jüddish, which incorporated a lot of German words, for nose.
Is there actually a single German dialect known as "low German", or is low German a collection of dialects otherwise known as Platdeutsch, or the dialects of German spoken in the flat, northern plains of Germany?
Hoch- or Schriftdeutsch, on the other hand, is one standardized language, which originated with the dialects spoken in the higher elevations of southern Germany.
There are dialects everywhere as well as accents. You get a base dialect like Hessich, but the residents in Büdingen sound different then those in Frankfurt, though you can tell it is Hessisch and not Bayrisch.
Frankfurterisch has its' own dictionary, and they use it in plays as well as ads and marketing. I have seen the same with Kölsch or Bayrisch. Oddly enough, there used to be a Frankfurt dialect of Yiddish, spoken in the Jewish Ghetto here. Maier Rothschild wrote his diary in Frankfurt Yiddish.
I love all the different words that are used for the same thing in all the different German-speaking areas.
https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/mag/20417743.html
I love all the different words that are used for the same thing in all
the different German-speaking areas.
As I remember, the Schwäbish word for potato (Kartoffel in Schriftdeutsch) is Erdappfel, or earth apple.
A jumper for your mouth, I love it!
Thankyou for sharing. This is a really cute word, I'll make sure to start using it from today ;D
MarkK that put a smile on my face but of course you couldn’t see it because I had my Snutenpulli on😷.
Thanks, Mona. I can imagine it.
Mark,
Thank for sharing that. The various European languages and dialects continue to fascinate me. Google Translate didn't seem as accurate with the Low German version.
As I remember, the Schwäbish word for potato (Kartoffel in Schriftdeutsch) is Erdappfel, or earth apple.
@Lee: True, but it's true also for large areas of Franconia and Bavaria. In Franconia "Erdapfel" competes with dialectal forms of "Erdbirne" ("earth pear") or "Grundbirne" ("ground pear"). Due to a high degree of assimilation and morphological simplification the spoken forms ("Ebbirn" and "Grambern", resp.) are usually unintellegible to northerners.
This dialect map shows the distribution of the respective words over the German speaking countries.
My pleasure, Ken.
I love the diversity we have in Germany and Europe. There are so many people caring for the small cultural things such as language, hand craft, music, food, architecture, regional dresses, ... It brings so many people together and enjoying what they see as their traditions.
And Northern Germany is very much caring for their parts (dialects) of Low German or commonly known as "Platt". Public TV and radio produce broad- and podcasts "op platt" as well as "Heimat" films and beloved crime movies.
If you ever hav the chance for a real Northern German market use the opportunity - wonderful people, seem cold outside but have a glowing heart at the very right place.
Mark,
"There are so many people caring for the small cultural things such as language, hand craft, music, food, architecture, regional dresses, ... It brings so many people together and enjoying what they see as their traditions."
That is one of the things I enjoy so much about travelling around Europe..... people celebrate their traditions and keep them going.
I found this video to one of the most interesting about the German language - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKF0HfSg_oo . I can understand parts of the regular German conversation, but the Bavarian puts me into "brain lock". I didn't realize they were so different.
