Dictionary

endocentric en · ADJ

Etymology

From endo- + -centric.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Focused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
2. (not-comparable, of a phrase or compound word) Fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.
   • The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.

Coordinates

exocentric

Deriveds

endocentricity · endocentrically

Translations (5)

hu endocentrikus ((grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents) · de endozentrisch ((grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents) · fi endosentrinen ((grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents) · fr endocentrique ((grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents) · it endocentrico ((grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents)

endocentric en · NOUN

Etymology

From endo- + -centric.

Meanings

1. An endocentric compound.

Forms