Native Speaker

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from English native speaker (in the 20th century).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Na‧tive‧Spea‧ker

Noun

Native Speaker m (strong, genitive Native Speaker, plural Native Speakers or Native Speaker)

  1. (anglicism, linguistics, especially English studies) a native speaker
    Synonyms: Muttersprachler; (Switzerland) Muttersprachiger
    Antonym: Nichtmuttersprachler

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