Sprachgefühl

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sprachgefühl.

Noun

Sprachgefühl (uncountable)

  1. The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language. [from 20th c.]
    • 2017, Kory Stamper, Word By Word, Vintage 2018, p. 15:
      Not everyone has sprachgefühl, and you don't know if you are possessed of it until you are knee-deep in the English language, trying your best to navigate the murky swamp of it.

Translations


German

Etymology

Sprache (language) + Gefühl (feeling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʀaːχɡəˌfyːl/

Noun

Sprachgefühl n (genitive Sprachgefühls, no plural)

  1. the instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language

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