moedertaal

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Etymology

From Dutch moedertaal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moedertaal (plural moedertale)

  1. mother tongue

Derived terms

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of moeder (“mother”) +‎ taal (“language”). The sense “mother tongue” was initially only used as a genitival noun phrase moeders taal, moederstaal, whence moerstaal; spellings without interfix -s- become normal for this sense in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.dərˌtaːl/
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  • Hyphenation: moe‧der‧taal

Noun

moedertaal f (plural moedertalen, diminutive moedertaaltje n)

  1. mother tongue
    Synonym: moerstaal
    Nederlands is mijn moedertaal.
    Dutch is my mother language.
  2. ancestral language (language that is the ancestor of another language)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: moedertaal
  • Negerhollands: muder tael
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