semantic loan en · NOUN
Meanings
- A process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| semantic loans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
loanword · loan translation · calque · loan meaning
Synonyms
Translations (9)
fi merkityslaina (Translations) · ru семанти́ческая ка́лька (Translations) · el σημασιολογικό δάνειο (Translations) · ja 意味借用 (Translations) · nl betekenisontlening (Translations) · ar اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ (Translations) · da betydningslån (Translations) · de Bedeutungsentlehnung (Translations) · pl kalka znaczeniowa (Translations)