Stammbaumtheorie

German

Etymology

From Stammbaum +‎ Theorie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃtambaʊ̯mteoˌʁiː]
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  • Hyphenation: Stamm‧baum‧the‧o‧rie

Noun

Stammbaumtheorie f (genitive Stammbaumtheorie, no plural)

  1. (historical linguistics) The tree model theory, a theory of the evolution of languages analogous to the concept of a family tree, with the assumption that each language has evolved from a single parent language, with languages that share a common ancestor belonging to the same language family.

Declension

Declension of Stammbaumtheorie [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Stammbaumtheorie
genitive einer der Stammbaumtheorie
dative einer der Stammbaumtheorie
accusative eine die Stammbaumtheorie

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