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Urheimat

Urheimat

English

Noun

Urheimat (plural Urheimats or Urheimaten)

  1. The original homeland of the speakers of a proto-language; the cradleland.

Translations


German

Etymology

19th century, from ur- (proto-, primitive, original) + Heimat (home, homeland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯maːt/

Noun

Urheimat f (genitive Urheimat, plural Urheimaten)

  1. Urheimat

Declension