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Neogrammarian
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neogrammarian
English
Alternative forms
en neogrammarian
Etymology
From en neo grammarian, as a calque of the en de Junggrammatiker.
Pronunciation
en /ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/ RP
en /ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/ GA
en ɛəɹiən 6
Noun
en linguistics historical A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.
Translations
member or follower of the Neogrammarian school
Dutch: nl Neogrammaticus m
Finnish: fi nuorgrammaatikko
French: fr néogrammairien m
German: de Junggrammatiker m
Greek: el νεογραμματικός m
Italian: it Neogrammatico m
Polish: pl młodogramatyk m-pr
Portuguese: pt neogramático m
Spanish: es neogramático m
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.
Translations
of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
Finnish: fi nuorgrammaattinen
German: de junggrammatisch
Greek: el νεογραμματικός
Polish: pl młodogramatyczny
Portuguese: pt neogramático