Studentensprache

German

Etymology

Studenten +‎ Sprache, literally “language of students”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtuˈdɛntn̩ˌʃpʁaːxə/

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Noun

Studentensprache f (genitive Studentensprache, plural Studentensprachen)

1. (linguistics, historical) a sociolect of German that was mainly spoken among university students from the 18th to mid-19th century, distinguished by Latin and French influence

   Synonym: Burschensprache

2. language, jargon of students

Declension

Declension of Studentensprache [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Studentensprache	die	Studentensprachen
genitive	einer	der	Studentensprache	der	Studentensprachen
dative	einer	der	Studentensprache	den	Studentensprachen
accusative	eine	die	Studentensprache	die	Studentensprachen

Further reading

• Studentensprache on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Studentensprache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Studentensprache” in Duden online
• “Studentensprache” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon