Wellentheorie
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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Wellentheorie.[1]
Proper noun
the Wellentheorie
- Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”)
Usage notes
- The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the term is "not fully naturalized in English.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Wellentheorie”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
Wellentheorie f (genitive Wellentheorie, plural Wellentheorien)
Declension
Declension of Wellentheorie
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wellentheorie | die | Wellentheorien |
| genitive | einer | der | Wellentheorie | der | Wellentheorien |
| dative | einer | der | Wellentheorie | den | Wellentheorien |
| accusative | eine | die | Wellentheorie | die | Wellentheorien |