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word formation

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fjalëformim — formation of new words
  • Armenian: բառակազմություն (baṙakazmutʻyun) — formation of new words
  • Azerbaijani: sözdüzəltmə — formation of new words
  • Chinese Cantonese: 造詞法 /造词法 (zou6 ci4 faat3) — formation of new words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 造詞法 /造词法 (zàocífǎ) — formation of new words
  • Crimean Tatar: söz yapıluvı — formation of new words
  • Czech: slovotvorba — formation of new words
  • Finnish: sananmuodostus — formation of new words
  • Galician: creación léxica — formation of new words
  • Georgian: სიტყვაწარმოქმნა (siṭq̇vac̣armokmna) — formation of new words
  • Georgian: სიტყვათწარმოქმნა (siṭq̇vatc̣armokmna) — formation of new words
  • German: Wortbildung — formation of new words
  • Hungarian: szóképzés — formation of new words
  • Hungarian: szóalkotás — formation of new words
  • Kazakh: сөзжасам (sözjasam) — formation of new words
  • Kyrgyz: сөз түзүү (söz tüzüü) — formation of new words
  • Polish: słowotwórstwo — formation of new words
  • Romanian: formare de cuvinte — formation of new words
  • Romanian: formarea cuvintelor — formation of new words
  • Russian: словообразова́ние (slovoobrazovánije) — formation of new words
  • Slovak: slovotvorba — formation of new words
  • Ukrainian: словотві́р (slovotvír) — formation of new words