Native Speaker

See also: native speaker and native Speaker

German

Alternative forms

• native Speaker (rare)
• native speaker

Etymology

Borrowed from English native speaker (in the 20th century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
• Hyphenation: Na‧tive Spea‧ker

Noun

Native Speaker m (genitive Native Speaker, plural Native Speaker or Native Speakers)

1. (anglicism, linguistics, especially English studies) a native speaker

Synonyms

• Muttersprachler

Antonyms

• Nichtmuttersprachler