dead language
A language which no longer has any native speakersA language which no longer has any native speakers.
» Latin is a dead language.
Latein ist eine tote Sprache.
Латинский язык - мёртвый.
Латынь - мёртвый язык.
Латинська — мертва мова.
Meaning
1 sensesA language which no longer has any native speakers.
tote Sprache
мёртвый язы́кmjórtvyj jazýk
мертва моваmertva mova
a language that is no longer learned as a native language
Examples
15 sentencesLatin is a dead language.
Латинська — мертва мова. — deniko
ruЛатинский язык - мёртвый. — OlgaElwen
deLatein ist eine tote Sprache. — Esperantostern
It's a dead language.
Це мертва мова. — deniko
ruЭто мёртвый язык. — Selena777
They prefer to study dead languages.
How long can a dead language survive?
It is a dead language.
ruЭто мёртвый язык. — Selena777
Translations
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Forms
plural: dead languages| Singular | dead language |
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