Altertümler

German

Etymology

Principally from altertümeln +‎ -er. In the rare sense directly from Altertum +‎ -ler, but with possible disparaging allusion to the former (which makes it difficult to separate them).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltəʁˌtyːmləʁ/, [ˈʔal.tɐˌtyːm.lɐ]

Noun

Altertümler m (strong, genitive Altertümlers, plural Altertümler, feminine Altertümlerin)

1. someone who imitates the past, an archaizer
2. (rare, mostly either derogatory or erroneous) a scholar of the antiquities (ancient history), an antiquarian

   Synonyms: Altgeschichtler, Altertumskundler, Altertumsforscher

Declension

Declension of Altertümler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Altertümler	die	Altertümler
genitive	eines	des	Altertümlers	der	Altertümler
dative	einem	dem	Altertümler	den	Altertümlern
accusative	einen	den	Altertümler	die	Altertümler