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To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
To make nominalistic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal 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 nominalize From nominal + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
nominalitzar
— to use as or change into a noun
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Chinese Mandarin:
名詞化 /名词化
(míngcíhuà)
— to use as or change into a noun
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French:
nominaliser
— to use as or change into a noun
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Galician:
nominalizar
— to use as or change into a noun
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German:
nominalisieren
— to use as or change into a noun
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Greek:
ουσιαστικοποιώ
(ousiastikopoió)
— to use as or change into a noun
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Hungarian:
főnevet képez
— to use as or change into a noun
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Hungarian:
főnévként használ
— to use as or change into a noun
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Italian:
nominalizzare
— to use as or change into a noun
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Japanese:
名詞化する
(meishika suru)
— to use as or change into a noun
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Mongolian:
нэрших
(neršix)
— to use as or change into a noun
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Mongolian:
ᠨᠡᠷᠡᠰᠢᠬᠦ
(neresikü)
— to use as or change into a noun
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Polish:
nominalizować
— to use as or change into a noun
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Polish:
znominalizować
— to use as or change into a noun
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Portuguese:
nominalizar
— to use as or change into a noun
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Spanish:
nominalizar
— to use as or change into a noun
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Swedish:
substantivera
— to use as or change into a noun
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Turkish:
adlaştırmak
— to use as or change into a noun