urtext
ur text |ˈo͝orˌtekst ˈʊrtekst | ▶noun ( pl. urtexte |-ˌtekstə | or urtexts ) an original or the earliest version of a text, to which later versions can be compared. ORIGIN from German.
urtext |ˈuːətɛkst | ▶noun ( pl. urtexte |-tə | or urtexts ) an original or the earliest version of a text, to which later versions can be compared.
Urtext
Ur text Substantiv, maskulin , der |U rtext |der Urtext; Genitiv: des Urtext [e ]s, Plural: die Urtexte a Urfassung eines Textes b einer Übersetzung zugrunde liegender Text