Neogrammarian

See also: neogrammarian

English

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)

(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)

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