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Definition of Nostratic in English: Nostraticnoun nɒˈstratɪknäˈstradik mass nounA hypothetical phylum of languages of which the principal members are the Indo-European, Semitic, Altaic, and Dravidian families. Example sentencesExamples - The impression that most readers will be left with is that Eurasiatic, Nostratic, and ‘New Guinea’ are established language families and that Nostratic, Sino-Tibetan, and ‘New Guinea’ are known to be related.
- The material focuses on the quest for the linguists' holy grail - Nostratic - a hypothetical tongue that some maintain was once the universal spoken language.
- This superfamily, called Dene-Caucasian, was probably used throughout Eurasia before either Nostratic, or Eurasiatic, spread.
adjective nɒˈstratɪknäˈstradik Relating to Nostratic. Example sentencesExamples - Polish belongs to the west Slavic group of languages of the Indo-European language family, which in turn is part of the Nostratic macrofamily.
Origin 1960s: from German nostratisch, based on Latin nostras, nostrat- 'of our country'. Definition of Nostratic in US English: Nostraticnounnäˈstradik A hypothetical phylum of languages of which the principal members are the Indo-European, Semitic, Altaic, and Dravidian families. Example sentencesExamples - The impression that most readers will be left with is that Eurasiatic, Nostratic, and ‘New Guinea’ are established language families and that Nostratic, Sino-Tibetan, and ‘New Guinea’ are known to be related.
- This superfamily, called Dene-Caucasian, was probably used throughout Eurasia before either Nostratic, or Eurasiatic, spread.
- The material focuses on the quest for the linguists' holy grail - Nostratic - a hypothetical tongue that some maintain was once the universal spoken language.
adjectivenäˈstradik Relating to the Nostratic language phylum. Example sentencesExamples - Polish belongs to the west Slavic group of languages of the Indo-European language family, which in turn is part of the Nostratic macrofamily.
Origin 1960s: from German nostratisch, based on Latin nostras, nostrat- ‘of our country’. |