Altertümler

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈaltəʁˌtyːmləʁ/, [ˈʔal.tɐˌtyːm.lɐ] === Noun === 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 ====