Adjektiv

Erzgebirgisch

from the Ore Mountains, Erzgebirge-style

Das ist erzgebirgische Volkskunst.

This is folk art from the Ore Mountains.

Er spricht einen erzgebirgischen Dialekt.

He speaks an Ore Mountains dialect.

((Adjective)) + Noun Woodcraft from the Ore Mountains is world-famous. Erzgebirgische Holzkunst ist weltberühmt.

sächsisch (Saxon), bayerisch (Bavarian)

From 'Erzgebirge' (Ore Mountains) + the adjectival suffix '-isch'. 'Erz' means 'ore' and 'Gebirge' means 'mountain range'.

Just like 'America' becomes 'American', 'Erzgebirge' becomes 'Erzgebirgisch'. It describes something from that specific German region.

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