Translation of "back-formation" into Italian

retroformazione is the translation of "back-formation" into Italian.

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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  • retroformazione

    noun feminine

    linguistic process

    Another way to make words in English is back-formation.

    Un altro modo per creare le parole in inglese è la retroformazione.

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