Neogrammarian

See also: neogrammarian

English

Alternative forms

• neogrammarian

Etymology

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

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