Muttersprachler

German

Etymology

Muttersprache (“mother tongue”) +‎ -er (“-er”), with an additional -l- to make the pronunciation easier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊt.ɐˌʃpʁaːx.lɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Mut‧ter‧sprach‧ler

Noun

Muttersprachler m (genitive Muttersprachlers, plural Muttersprachler, feminine Muttersprachlerin)

1. native speaker (male or of unspecified sex) (a person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue)

Synonyms

• native speaker
• Native Speaker

Antonyms

• Nichtmuttersprachler

Related terms

• Muttersprache

Further reading

• “Muttersprachler” in Duden online