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A word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- Near-synonym: subordinator
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subordinator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conjunction
a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subordinate conjunction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conjunction
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Breton:
stagell isurzhiañ
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Dutch:
onderschikkend voegwoord
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Finnish:
alistuskonjunktio
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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French:
conjonction de subordination
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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German:
Subjunktion
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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German:
unterordnendes Bindewort
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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German:
unterordnende Konjunktion
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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German:
subordinierende Konjunktion
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Hungarian:
alárendelő kötőszó
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Icelandic:
aukatenging
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Italian:
congiunzione subordinante
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Khmer:
ឈ្នាប់ឃ្លា
(chnoap klie)
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Persian:
زیربنیسال
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Polish:
spójnik podrzędny
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Romanian:
conjuncție subordonatoare
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Russian:
подчини́тельный сою́з
(podčinítelʹnyj sojúz)
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Spanish:
conjunción subordinante
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause
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Swedish:
subjunktion
— a word establishing the nature of a subordinate clause