polysynthetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- pŏlēsĭnthĕt'ĭk
- (US) audio
- /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English synthetic English polysynthetic From poly- + synthetic.
Meanings
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(of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
"No doubt, sir," Summerlee answered. "Like all such tribes, I shall expect to find them of polysynthetic speech and of Mongolian type." "Polysynthetic certainly," said Challenger, indulgently.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- Having layers of twin crystals
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most polysynthetic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more polysynthetic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
polysynthetically · polysynthetic twinning
Relateds
incorporating · synthetic · analytic · isolating · polysynthesism · polysynthesis · fusional · oligosynthetic · agglutinative · inflected
Translations (18)
gl polisintético (polysynthetic) · de polysynthetisch (polysynthetic) · pl polisyntetyczny (polysynthetic) · nl polysynthetisch (polysynthetic) · es polisintético (polysynthetic) · no polysyntetisk (polysynthetic) · da polysyntetisk (polysynthetic) · ca polisintètic (polysynthetic) · sv polysyntetisk (polysynthetic) · it polisintetico (polysynthetic) · fr polysynthétique (polysynthetic) · eo polisinteza (polysynthetic) · cmn 多式綜合語的 /多式综合语的 (polysynthetic) · bg полисинтети́чен (polysynthetic) · fi polysynteettinen (polysynthetic) · ru полисинтети́ческий (polysynthetic) · pt polissintético (polysynthetic) · el πολυσυνθετικός (polysynthetic)