Neogrammarian
See also: neogrammarian
English
Alternative forms
- neogrammarian
Etymology
neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.
Noun
Neogrammarian (plural Neogrammarians)
- (linguistics) A member of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change; or a follower of that school.
Translations
member or follower of the Neogrammarian school
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Adjective
Neogrammarian (comparative more Neogrammarian, superlative most Neogrammarian)
- Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.
Translations
of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
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