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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmot composé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo kɔ̃poze
"Le mot 'gratte-ciel' est un mot composé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A lexeme that consists of two or more independent words that function as a single grammatical unit with a specific meaning.
"The term 'toothbrush' is a compound word formed by joining 'tooth' and 'brush'." - 2
A word formed either solidly, hyphenated, or with spaces, representing a distinct concept from its individual components.
"Writers often debate whether certain terms should be written as open, closed, or hyphenated compound words."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'compound', derived from the Old French 'compoundre' (from Latin 'componere', meaning 'to put together'), and 'word', from Proto-Germanic '*wurdą'. Established in English grammar and lexicography to describe terms formed by combining two or more existing words to create a new semantic unit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compound word" is said worldwide
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mot composé
Transliteration: mo kɔ̃poze
"Le mot 'gratte-ciel' est un mot composé."
Zusammensetzung
Transliteration: /t͡suˈzamənˌzɛt͡sʊŋ/
"Das Wort 'Staubsauger' ist eine typische Zusammensetzung im Deutschen."
parola composta
Transliteration: paˈrɔla komˈposta
"Il termine 'cassaforte' è una parola composta."
palabra compuesta
Transliteration: paˈlaβɾa komˈpuesta
"La palabra 'paraguas' es una palabra compuesta."
palavra composta
Transliteration: paˈlavɾa kow̃ˈpɔstɐ
"A palavra 'couve-flor' é um exemplo de palavra composta."
समाas शब्द
Transliteration: samās shabda
Script: समास शब्द
"'रसोईघर' एक समास शब्द है।"
复合词
Transliteration: fùhé cí
"‘火车’是一个典型的复合词。"
합성어
Transliteration: hapseong-eo
"'손수건'은 대표적인 합성어입니다."
複合語
Transliteration: fukugōgo
"「雨傘」は複合語の一つです。"
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