neogrammarian
UK/ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/
neogrammarian is the alternative form of Neogrammarian.
Noun capitalized: Neogrammarian
Neogrammarian (plural Neogrammarians)
- A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.
Adjective capitalized: Neogrammarian
Neogrammarian (comparative more Neogrammarian, superlative most Neogrammarian)
- Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.
Forms of neogrammarian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | neogrammarians |
| plural | Neogrammarians |
| alternative form | neogrammarian |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Neogrammarian |
| superlative | most Neogrammarian |
Origin of neogrammarian
From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.
Words that rhyme with neogrammarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about neogrammarian
- What does neogrammarian mean?
- Neogrammarian means a member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.
- What is neogrammarian the alternative form of?
- Neogrammarian is the alternative form of Neogrammarian.
- What part of speech is neogrammarian?
- Neogrammarian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce neogrammarian?
- Neogrammarian is pronounced /ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of neogrammarian?
- The plural of neogrammarian is neogrammarians.
Words near neogrammarian in the dictionary
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