adnominalize

English

Alternative forms

• adnominalise

Etymology

Etymology tree

English adnominal

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English adnominalize

From adnominal + -ize.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăd′-nŏ′-mĭ-nə-līz′
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌædˈnɑ.mɪ.nəˌlaɪz/

• Audio (Texas):

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• Rhymes: -ɒmɪnəlaɪz

Verb

adnominalize (third-person singular simple present adnominalizes, present participle adnominalizing, simple past and past participle adnominalized)

1. (linguistics) To transform a word into an adnominal (adnoun) form.

Derived terms

• adnominalizer
• adnominalization