neogrammarian

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UK/ˌniː.əʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌni.oʊ.ɡɹəˈmɛɹi.ən/

noun

A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.

OriginGerman Junggrammatiker →
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Meanings

neogrammarian1

nounneogrammarian (plural neogrammarians)

plural neogrammarians

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Neogrammarian.

Neogrammarian2

nounNeogrammarian (plural Neogrammarians)

plural Neogrammarians · alternative neogrammarian

  1. historicalhuman sciencesA member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.
adjectiveNeogrammarian (comparative more Neogrammarian, superlative most Neogrammarian)

comparative more Neogrammarian · superlative most Neogrammarian · alternative neogrammarian

  1. Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.

Origin

  1. GermanJunggrammatiker
  2. EnglishNeogrammarian

From neo- + grammarian, as a calque of the German Junggrammatiker.

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Translations

Dutch Neogrammaticus
  • Neogrammaticusmember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
Finnish nuorgrammaatikko, nuorgrammaattinen
  • nuorgrammaatikkomember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
  • nuorgrammaattinenof or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
French néogrammairien
  • néogrammairienmember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
German Junggrammatiker, junggrammatisch
  • Junggrammatikermember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
  • junggrammatischof or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
Greek νεογραμματικός, νεογραμματικός
  • νεογραμματικός (neogrammatikós)member or follower of the Neogrammarian school
  • νεογραμματικός (neogrammatikós)of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
Italian Neogrammatico
  • Neogrammaticomember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
Polish młodogramatyk, młodogramatyczny
  • młodogramatykmember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
  • młodogramatycznyof or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
Portuguese neogramático, neogramático
  • neogramáticomember or follower of the Neogrammarian school
  • neogramáticoof or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school
Spanish neogramático
  • neogramáticomember or follower of the Neogrammarian school

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neogrammarian

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Cite this entry
APA

neogrammarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neogrammarian

MLA

“neogrammarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neogrammarian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neogrammarian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neogrammarian.

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