loan formation

English

Etymology

loan +‎ formation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

loan formation (plural loan formations)

1. this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)

   Hypernyms: loan coinage, semantic borrowing

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loan,‎ formation (in banking etc.)

Translations

not formal but conceptual loan

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: lainasanan muodostus
• German: Lehnbildung (de) f, Lehnformung (de) f (distinguished from Lehnbildung by excluding loan creations)
• Greek: please add this translation if you can
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