Muttersprache
dieNounmother tongue, native language
English translations
- 01
mother tongue
- 02
native language
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Muttersprache ist die Sprache, die man von Geburt an lernt und in der man sich am besten ausdrücken kann.
- English meaning
- Mother tongue is the language that one learns from birth and in which one can express oneself best.
- Synonym
- Erstsprache, Heimatsprache
- German example
- Deutsch ist meine Muttersprache.
- English example
- German is my mother tongue.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Muttersprache
- Plural Form
- die Muttersprachen
Related words
- Muttersprachlerin
Native speaker
- native Speaker
Native speaker
- Native Speaker
Native speaker
- Araber
An Arab is a person whose native language is Arabic or who comes from an Arabic-speaking country.
- Nichtmuttersprachler
Non-native speaker
- Ausgleichssprache
auxiliary language
- Handelssprache
Trade language
- Nichtmuttersprachlerin
Non-native speaker
- Erstsprache
First language
- belarusisch
Belarusian refers to the language or culture of Belarus.
- Fremdsprache
Foreign language
- Mordwinin
Mordvin
- Hilfssprache
Auxiliary language
- Drittsprache
A language that a person learns after their native language and another foreign language.
- Zweitsprache
Second language
- Verkehrssprache
Lingua franca
- Lingua franca
lingua franca
- Erstspracherwerb
First language acquisition
- Zweitspracherwerb
second language acquisition
- Familiensprache
A family language is the language primarily spoken within a family.
- falscher Freund
False friend
- jiddisch
Yiddish is a language spoken by Jews in Europe, containing elements of Hebrew, German, and Slavic languages. None
- gagausisch
Gagauz
- sorbisch
Sorbian
- anglophon
Anglophone means that a person speaks English as their native language or that English is the predominant language in a particular region.
- amharisch
Amharic is a Semitic language spoken primarily in Ethiopia, where it is the official language.
- fremdsprachig
Foreign language
- Sprache
Language
- Ursprache
Proto-language
- native speaker
Native speaker
Example sentences with “Muttersprache”
Deutsch ist meine Muttersprache. (German is my native language.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Muttersprache'?
The plural is 'die Muttersprachen'. It is a feminine noun.