name
Meaning 1
A small river in eastern France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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formans
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of formative (“language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: formative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French Formans.
Borrowed from German Formans, from Latin elementum fōrmāns (“forming element”), with fōrmāns being the present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). Doublet of formant.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Formans — river
- German: Formans — river