Ursprache

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ursprache, from ur- + Sprache (“language”).

Pronunciation

• (Anglicised) IPA^(key): /ˈʊəspɹɑːkə/,
• (Germanic) IPA^(key): /ˈuːɹʃpɹaːxə/

Noun

Ursprache (plural Ursprachen)

1. A proto-language.
   • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:

     I had lost him. He might have been speaking Ursprache, for all that I understood.

Anagrams

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German

Etymology

ur- +‎ Sprache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌʃpʁaːxə/

• Audio

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Noun

Ursprache f (genitive Ursprache, plural Ursprachen)

1. proto-language
2. original language

   Synonym: Originalsprache

Further reading

• “Ursprache” in Duden online