Erstsprache
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German
Etymology
erste (“first”) + Sprache (“language”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Erstsprache f (genitive Erstsprache, plural Erstsprachen)
- (linguistics) native language
- Synonym: Muttersprache
- Coordinate term: Zweitsprache
Declension
Declension of Erstsprache
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Erstsprache | die | Erstsprachen |
| genitive | einer | der | Erstsprache | der | Erstsprachen |
| dative | einer | der | Erstsprache | den | Erstsprachen |
| accusative | eine | die | Erstsprache | die | Erstsprachen |
Further reading
Erstsprache on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Erstsprache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Erstsprache” in Duden online
- “Erstsprache” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
