ursprache

Ur·spra·che

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oo r-shprah-khuh; German oor-shprah-khuh]
- /ˈʊərˌʃprɑ xə; German ˈurˌʃprɑ xə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oo r-shprah-khuh; German oor-shprah-khuh]
- /ˈʊərˌʃprɑ xə; German ˈurˌʃprɑ xə/

Definitions of ursprache word

noun ursprache a hypothetically reconstructed parent language, as Proto-Germanic, the ancestor of the Germanic languages. 1
noun ursprache any hypothetical extinct and unrecorded language reconstructed from groups of related recorded languages. For example, Germanic is an Ursprache reconstructed by comparison of English, Dutch, German, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic; Indo-European is an Ursprache reconstructed by comparison of the Germanic group, Latin, Sanskrit, etc 0
noun ursprache a reconstructed, hypothetical parent language, as Proto-Germanic 0
noun ursprache A proto-language. 0

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Parts of speech for Ursprache

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ursprache popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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