Neogrammarian

See also: neogrammarian

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Alternative forms

• neogrammarian

Etymology

From neo- +‎ grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Noun

Neogrammarian (plural Neogrammarians)

1. (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: Neogrammaticus m Finnish: nuorgrammaatikko French: néogrammairien (fr) m German: Junggrammatiker (de) m Greek: νεογραμματικός (el) m (neogrammatikós) Italian: Neogrammatico m Polish: młodogramatyk m Portuguese: neogramático m Spanish: neogramático m

Adjective

Neogrammarian (comparative more Neogrammarian, superlative most Neogrammarian)

1. Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.

Translations

of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school

Finnish: nuorgrammaattinen German: junggrammatisch Greek: νεογραμματικός (el) (neogrammatikós) Portuguese: neogramático