- mother tongue
- [͵mʌðəʹtʌŋ]
1) родной язык2) праязык
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Mother tongue — Mother Moth er, a. Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating. [1913 Webster] It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother tongue — n especially BrE your mother tongue is the first and main language that you learnt when you were a child = ↑native language/tongue ▪ children for whom English is not their mother tongue … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mother Tongue — bezeichnet: Mother Tongue (Journal), eine linguistische Fachzeitschrift Mother Tongue (Band), eine kalifornische Alternative Rockband Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort … Deutsch Wikipedia
mother tongue — mother tongues also mother tongue N COUNT: oft poss N Your mother tongue is the language that you learn from your parents when you are a baby. Syn: native tongue … English dictionary
mother tongue — mother ,tongue noun count usually singular the main language you learn as a child … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mother tongue — ► NOUN ▪ a person s native language … English terms dictionary
mother tongue — n. 1. one s native language 2. a language in its relation to another derived from it … English World dictionary
mother tongue — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms mother tongue : singular mother tongue plural mother tongues the main language that you learn as a child … English dictionary
mother tongue — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary Native language; I live in Delhi but my mother tongue is Oriya … English dialects glossary
mother-tongue — see mother tongue … English dictionary
mother tongue — noun (C) the first and main language that you learn as a child: Her mother tongue is French … Longman dictionary of contemporary English