Meanings
nouncomparative linguistics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness.
Translations
Catalan lingüística comparativa
- lingüística comparativaa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Chinese Cantonese 比較語言學 /比较语言学
- 比較語言學 /比较语言学 (bei⁵ gaau³ jyu⁵ jin⁴ hok⁶)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Chinese Mandarin 比較語言學 /比较语言学
- 比較語言學 /比较语言学 (bǐjiào yǔyánxué)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Finnish vertaileva kielitiede
- vertaileva kielitiedea branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
French linguistique comparée, linguistique comparative
- linguistique comparéea branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
- linguistique comparativea branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
German vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
- vergleichende Sprachwissenschafta branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Irish teangeolaíocht chomparáideach
- teangeolaíocht chomparáideacha branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Japanese 比較言語学
- 比較言語学 (hikakugengogaku)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Korean 비교언어학
- 비교언어학 (bigyoeoneohak)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Portuguese linguística comparativa, linguística comparada
- linguística comparativaa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
- linguística comparadaa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Romanian lingvistică comparativă
- lingvistică comparativăa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Russian сравни́тельная лингви́стика
- сравни́тельная лингви́стика (sravnítelʹnaja lingvístika)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Slovak komparatívna jazykoveda
- komparatívna jazykovedaa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Spanish lingüística comparativa, lingüística comparada
- lingüística comparativaa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
- lingüística comparadaa branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Swahili isimu linganishi
- isimu linganishia branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Tagalog hambinging dalubwikaan
- hambinging dalubwikaana branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Turkish karşılaştırmalı dilbilim
- karşılaştırmalı dilbilima branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Ukrainian порівня́льна лінгві́стика, порівня́льне мовозна́вство
- порівня́льна лінгві́стика (porivnjálʹna linhvístyka)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
- порівня́льне мовозна́вство (porivnjálʹne movoznávstvo)a branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages
Cite this entry
APA
comparative linguistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparative%20linguistics
MLA
“comparative linguistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparative%20linguistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comparative linguistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comparative%20linguistics.
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