Phrase guide

learned borrowing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another purposely instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: learned loanword, learned loan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: borrowing, loanword

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اقْتِرَاضٌ غَيْرُ عَفْوِيٍّ — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Breton: amprest ouiziek — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Catalan: cultisme — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舊詞今用 /旧词今用 (jiùcíjīnyòng) — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 借詞 /借词 (jiècí) — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Danish: klassisk låneord — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Dutch: geleerde ontlening — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Finnish: sivistyssana — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • French: emprunt savant — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • German: gelehrte Entlehnung — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Greek: λόγιο δάνειο (lógio dáneio) — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Hindi: तत्सम (tatsam) — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Italian: voce dotta — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Italian: voce colta — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Italian: recupero dotto — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Malayalam: തത്സമം (tatsamaṁ) — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Polish: zapożyczenie sztuczne — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Romanian: împrumut cult — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Spanish: cultismo — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language
  • Welsh: benthyciad dysgedig — word borrowed from a classical language into a modern language