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A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often (in English) by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act or process of nominalizing; the use of such a noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From nominal + -ization, or nominalize + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
emërzim
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Azerbaijani:
isimləşmə
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Catalan:
nominalització
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Catalan:
substantivació
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Chinese Mandarin:
名詞化 /名词化
(míngcíhuà)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Czech:
substantivizace
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Danish:
substantivering
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Dutch:
substantivering
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Dutch:
nominalisatie
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Esperanto:
substantivigo
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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French:
substantivation
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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French:
nominalisation
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Galician:
substantivación
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Galician:
nominalización
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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German:
Nominalisierung
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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German:
Substantivierung
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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German:
Hauptwortbildung
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Greek:
ουσιαστικοποίηση
(ousiastikopoíisi)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Indonesian:
nominalisasi
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Italian:
sostantivazione
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Italian:
nominalizzazione
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Japanese:
名詞化
(meishika)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Korean:
명사화
(myeongsahwa)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Latvian:
nominalizācija
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Mongolian:
нэршихүй
(neršixüj)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Mongolian:
нэршил
(neršil)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Mongolian:
ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠰᠢᠬᠦᠢ
(neresiküi)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Mongolian:
ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠰᠢᠯ
(neresil)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Norwegian:
substantivering
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Polish:
nominalizacja
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Polish:
substantywizacja
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Portuguese:
substantivação
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Portuguese:
nominalização
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Russian:
субстантива́ция
(substantivácija)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Russian:
номинализа́ция
(nominalizácija)
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Spanish:
substantivación
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Spanish:
nominalización
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Turkish:
adlaştırma
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
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Vietnamese:
danh từ hoá
— use of a verb or an adjective as a noun
