Muttersprachler
German
Etymology
Muttersprache (“mother tongue”) + -ler (“-er”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʊ.tɐˌʃpʁaːx.lɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mut‧ter‧sprach‧ler
Noun
Muttersprachler m (strong, genitive Muttersprachlers, plural Muttersprachler, feminine Muttersprachlerin)
- native speaker (male or of unspecified gender) (a person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue)
- Synonyms: Erstsprachler, native speaker, Native Speaker
- Antonym: Nichtmuttersprachler
Declension
Declension of Muttersprachler [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Muttersprachler | die | Muttersprachler |
| genitive | eines | des | Muttersprachlers | der | Muttersprachler |
| dative | einem | dem | Muttersprachler | den | Muttersprachlern |
| accusative | einen | den | Muttersprachler | die | Muttersprachler |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Muttersprachler” in Duden online
- “Muttersprachler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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