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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English native speaker (in the 20th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
- Hyphenation: Na‧tive‧Spea‧ker
Noun
Native Speaker m (strong, genitive Native Speaker, plural Native Speakers or Native Speaker)
- (anglicism, linguistics, especially English studies) a native speaker
- Synonyms: Muttersprachler; (Switzerland) Muttersprachiger
- Antonym: Nichtmuttersprachler
Declension
Declension of Native Speaker