Ursprache en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/
- /ˈuːɹʃpɹaːxə/ Germanised
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Ursprache.
Meanings
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A proto-language.
I had lost him. He might have been speaking Ursprache, for all that I understood.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursprachen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |