bairisch
German, adjective[ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃ]
bairisch is spelled B-A-I-R-I-S-C-H (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 58,632nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bairisch is a German adjective meaning “of the Bavarian tribe, especially before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Bairische, einen oberdeutschen Dialektverbund, betreffend, auf das Bairische bezogen”.
What does bairisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of the Bavarian tribe, especially before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
- 2
of the Bavarian dialect(s) of the German language
- 3
obsoleteobsolete form of bayrisch (“of Bavaria in other contexts”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dialekt des Deutschen, genauer des Oberdeutschen, der in der südlichen Hälfte Bayerns (Altbayern), dem größten Teil Österreichs und dem größten Teil Südtirols gesprochen wird
adjective: 1. das Bairische, einen oberdeutschen Dialektverbund, betreffend, auf das Bairische bezogen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bairisch
- bairischer masculine nominative singular
- bairische feminine nominative singular
- bairisches neuter nominative singular
- bairischen genitive masculine singular
- bairischem dative masculine singular
- der bairische definite includes-article masculine
- die bairische definite feminine includes-article
- das bairische definite includes-article neuter
- die bairischen definite includes-article nominative
- des bairischen definite genitive includes-article
- der bairischen definite feminine genitive
- dem bairischen dative definite includes-article
- den bairischen dative definite includes-article
- bar abbreviation
- (das) Bairisch nominative singular
- das Bairische nominative singular
- (des) Bairisch genitive singular
- (des) Bairischs genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bairisch?
- [ˈbaɪ̯ʁɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bairisch in German?
bairisch appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).