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neogrammarian

/ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neogram-mar-i-an
IPA
/ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Neogrammarian.

noun

A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.

Etymology

From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

neogrammarians (plural) more Neogrammarian (comparative) most Neogrammarian (superlative)

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce neogrammarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/.
What does neogrammarian mean?
Alternative form of Neogrammarian.
Where does neogrammarian come from?
From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

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