vormleer

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of vorm (“form”) +‎ leer (“doctrine, teaching”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔrm.leːr/, [ˈvɔrm.lɪːr]

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• Hyphenation: vorm‧leer

Noun

vormleer f (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) morphology (study or exposition of morphemes)

   Synonym: vormenleer

2. (mathematics, archaic) elementary geometry (education in elementary geometrical shapes)

   Synonym: vormenleer

3. (geography) morphology (study of landforms)
4. (biology) morphology (study of the forms of organisms)