moedertaal

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch moedertaal. === Pronunciation === === Noun === moedertaal (plural moedertale) mother tongue ==== Derived terms ==== moedertaalspreker == Dutch == === Alternative forms === moederstaal === Etymology === Compound of moeder (“mother”) +‎ taal (“language”). The sense “mother tongue” was initially only used as a genitival noun phrase moeders taal, moederstaal, whence moerstaal; spellings without interfix -s- become normal for this sense in the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmu.dərˌtaːl/ Hyphenation: moe‧der‧taal === Noun === moedertaal f (plural moedertalen, diminutive moedertaaltje n) mother tongue Synonym: moerstaal ancestral language (language that is the ancestor of another language) ==== Derived terms ==== moedertaalspreker ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: moedertaal Negerhollands: muder tael