greenberg

1. 1.

   United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001)

   SynonymsJoseph Greenberg

   Broaderlinguist

Other forms of greenberg

plural

greenbergs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about greenberg

What does greenberg mean?

greenberg means "United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001)".

How many syllables are in greenberg?

greenberg has 2 syllables: green-berg. The stress falls on "green". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹinbɚɡ/.

What is another word for greenberg?

Close synonyms include Joseph Greenberg. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is greenberg a common word?

greenberg is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.