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

Further reading

• “Stammbaumtheorie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stammbaumtheorie” in Duden online