Translation of "back-formation" into French

dérivation régressive, dérivation inverse, rétroformation are the top translations of "back-formation" into French.

back-formation noun grammar

(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) of an older word, such as the verb burgle , formed by removing -ar (perceived as a suffix forming an agent noun) from burglar . [..]

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  • dérivation régressive

    noun feminine

    linguistic process

  • dérivation inverse

    noun feminine

    linguistic process

  • rétroformation

    noun feminine

    linguistic process

  • Less frequent translations

    • dérivé régressif
    • formation régressive

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