Altertümler

German edit

Etymology edit

Principally from altertümeln +‎ -er. In the rare sense directly from Altertum +‎ -ler, but with possible disparaging allusion to the former (which makes it difficult to separate them).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaltəʁˌtyːmləʁ/, [ˈʔal.tɐˌtyːm.lɐ]

Noun edit

Altertümler m (strong, genitive Altertümlers, plural Altertümler, feminine Altertümlerin)

someone who imitates the past, an archaizer
(rare, mostly either derogatory or erroneous) a scholar of the antiquities (ancient history), an antiquarian
Synonyms: Altgeschichtler, Altertumskundler, Altertumsforscher

Declension edit

Declension of Altertümler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Altertümler	die	Altertümler
genitive	eines	des	Altertümlers	der	Altertümler
dative	einem	dem	Altertümler	den	Altertümlern
accusative	einen	den	Altertümler	die	Altertümler