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Altertümler
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German
Etymology
Principally from de altertümeln -er. In the rare sense directly from de Altertum -ler, but with possible disparaging allusion to the former (which makes it difficult to separate them).
Pronunciation
de /ˈaltəʁˌtyːmləʁ/ [ˈʔal.tɐˌtyːm.lɐ]
Noun
m +
someone who imitates the past, an archaizer
de rare mostly either _ derogatory _ or erroneous a scholar of the antiquities (ancient history), an antiquarian
de Altgeschichtler Altertumskundler Altertumsforscher
Declension
m