Wortbildung
German edit
Etymology edit
From Wort (“word”) + Bildung (“creation”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wortbildung f (genitive Wortbildung, plural Wortbildungen)
- (linguistics, uncountable) The study of the construction or creation of words from lexical or derivational morphemes, derivation, word formation, wordbuilding.
- (linguistics, countable) The creation of new words from lexical or derivational morphemes, derivation, word formation, wordbuilding.
- (linguistics, countable) The morphological structure of words constructed from lexical or derivational morphemes.
- (linguistics, countable) A new word constructed from lexical or derivational morphemes, derived term, derivation.
Declension edit
Declension of Wortbildung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wortbildung | die | Wortbildungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Wortbildung | der | Wortbildungen |
| dative | einer | der | Wortbildung | den | Wortbildungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Wortbildung | die | Wortbildungen |
Synonyms edit
- (the study of the construction or creation of words): Wortbildungslehre
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Wortbildung” in Duden online