altertümeln

German

Etymology

19th century, from Altertum (antiquity, olden days) + -eln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltəʁˌtyːməln/, [ˈʔal.tɐˌtyː.ml̩n]
  • (file)

Verb

altertümeln (weak, third-person singular present altertümelt, past tense altertümelte, past participle gealtertümelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to imitate (speech, style, mores of) the past, to archaize
    Synonym: (also transitive) archaisieren

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