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)

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

Declension
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
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