Gemeinsprache

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German

Etymology

gemein +‎ Sprache

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌʃpʁaːxə/
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Noun

Gemeinsprache f (genitive Gemeinsprache, plural Gemeinsprachen)

  1. (linguistics) common, general language (both spoken and written, but opposed to technical or scientific jargon, slang, dialects etc.)
    Synonym: Allgemeinsprache
    Die biologische Terminologie unterscheidet zwischen „Sperling“ und „Spatz“. In der Gemeinsprache sind es jedoch Synonyme.
    Biological terminology distinguishes between Sperling (“any sparrow”) and Spatz (“house sparrow”). In general use, however, they are synonyms.

Declension

Declension of Gemeinsprache
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gemeinsprache die Gemeinsprachen
genitive einer der Gemeinsprache der Gemeinsprachen
dative einer der Gemeinsprache den Gemeinsprachen
accusative eine die Gemeinsprache die Gemeinsprachen

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