adnominalize

adnominalize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English adnominal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English adnominalize

    From adnominal + -ize.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: ăd′-nŏ′-mĭ-nə-līz′
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌædˈnɑ.mɪ.nəˌlaɪz/
    • Audio (Texas):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɒmɪnəlaɪz

    Verb

    adnominalize (third-person singular simple present adnominalizes, present participle adnominalizing, simple past and past participle adnominalized)

    1. (linguistics) To transform a word into an adnominal (adnoun) form.

    Derived terms

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