"Ursprache" meaning in English

See Ursprache in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/ [Anglicised], /ˈuːɹʃpɹaːxə/ [Germanic] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ursprache.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Ursprachen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Ursprache, from ur- + Sprache (“language”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Ursprache}} German Ursprache, {{m|de|ur-}} ur-, {{m|de|Sprache|t=language}} Sprache (“language”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Ursprachen}} Ursprache (plural Ursprachen)
  1. A proto-language. Categories (topical): Languages

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Ursprache meaning in English (2.1kB)

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