Palatine
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Palatine
Refers to the Palatinate region in southwestern Germany, its inhabitants, its culture, or its products.
Der pfälzische Wein ist in ganz Deutschland für seine Qualität bekannt.
Palatine wine is known throughout Germany for its quality.
Palatine dialect
Refers to the dialect spoken in the Palatinate. Here the adjective is often used adverbially or as a noun.
Ich verstehe ihn kaum, wenn er tiefstes Pfälzisch spricht.
I can hardly understand him when he speaks deep Palatine dialect.
The adjective 'pfälzisch' (Palatine) is derived from the region 'die Pfalz' (the Palatinate) with the ending '-isch'. It therefore describes belonging to this region.
Die pfälzische Landschaft ist von Weinbergen geprägt.
The Palatine landscape is characterized by vineyards.
Pay attention to the spelling: the adjective is written in lowercase ('pfälzischer Wein' — Palatine wine). When the dialect is meant as a language, it is capitalized as a noun: 'Er spricht Pfälzisch.' (He speaks Palatine dialect.)
Ich mag die deftige pfälzische Küche sehr.
I really like hearty Palatine cuisine.
As an adjective for the region, 'pfälzisch' (Palatine) is often connected with culinary specialties or geographical terms. Typical examples are 'pfälzischer Wein' (Palatine wine), 'pfälzische Leberwurst' (Palatine liver sausage), or 'der Pfälzerwald' (the Palatinate Forest).
Zum Abendessen gab es eine Platte mit pfälzischen Spezialitäten.
For dinner there was a platter with Palatine specialties.
Palatinate
Pfälzer and pfälzisch can both express that a product comes from the Palatinate. Pfälzer is used attributively before a noun, is capitalized, and does not take inflection. Pfälzisch is a regularly inflected adjective. Therefore, it is Pfälzer Wein but pfälzischer Wein.
Zum Abendessen bestellt sie einen pfälzischen Wein.
For dinner, she orders a Palatine wine.
Zum Abendessen bestellt sie einen Pfälzer Wein.
For dinner, she orders a Palatinate wine.
