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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYSYNTHETIC

polysynthetic  [ˌpɒlɪsɪnˈθɛtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYSYNTHETIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polysynthetic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYSYNTHETIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polysynthetic language

In linguistic typology, polysynthetic languages are highly synthetic languages, i.e. languages in which words are composed of many morphemes. Polysynthetic languages typically have long "sentence-words" such as the Yupik word tuntussuqatarniksaitengqiggtuq which means "He had not yet said again that he was going to hunt reindeer." The word consists of the morphemes tuntu-ssur-qatar-ni-ksaite-ngqiggte-uq with the meanings, reindeer-hunt-future-say-negation-again-third.person.singular.indicative; and except for the morpheme tuntu "reindeer", none of the other morphemes can appear in isolation. Whereas isolating languages have a low morpheme-to-word ratio, polysynthetic languages have a very high ratio. There is no generally agreed upon definition of polysynthesis. Some authors apply it to languages with high morpheme-to-word ratios, whilst others use it for languages that are highly head-marking, or those that frequently use noun incorporation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYSYNTHETIC


aesthetic
iːsˈθɛtɪk
anaesthetic
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk
anesthetic
ˌænɪsˈθɛtɪk
antithetic
ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪk
apathetic
ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk
biosynthetic
ˌbaɪəʊˌsɪnˈθɛtɪk
enthetic
ɛnˈθɛtɪk
epenthetic
ˌɛpɛnˈθɛtɪk
esthetic
iːsˈθɛtɪk
nucleosynthetic
ˌnjuːklɪəʊsɪnˈθɛtɪk
parasympathetic
ˌpærəˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk
parasynthetic
ˌpærəsɪnˈθɛtɪk
pathetic
pəˈθɛtɪk
prosthetic
prɒsˈθɛtɪk
semisynthetic
ˌsɛmɪsɪnˈθɛtɪk
sympathetic
ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk
synanthetic
ˌsɪnənˈθɛtɪk
synthetic
sɪnˈθɛtɪk
thetic
ˈθɛtɪk
unsympathetic
ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYSYNTHETIC

polystylar
polystyle
polystyrene
polystyrene cement
polystyrene chips
polysulphide
polysyllabic
polysyllabical
polysyllabically
polysyllabicism
polysyllabism
polysyllable
polysyllogism
polysynaptic
polysyndeton
polysynthesis
polysynthesism
polysynthetical
polysynthetically
polysynthetism

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYSYNTHETIC

antipathetic
athletic
bathetic
chemosynthetic
diarrhetic
empathetic
general anaesthetic
hypothetic
kinaesthetic
kinesthetic
local anaesthetic
nomothetic
parenthetic
photosynthetic
preanesthetic
prophetic
prothetic
synaesthetic
theopathetic
unaesthetic
unprophetic

Synonyms and antonyms of polysynthetic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polysynthetic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYSYNTHETIC

Find out the translation of polysynthetic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polysynthetic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polysynthetic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聚片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polisintética
570 millions of speakers

English

polysynthetic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polysynthetic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polysynthetic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полисинтетический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polissintética
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবৃত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polysynthetic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polysynthetic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polysynthetic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

集片
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polysynthetic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polysintetik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Polysynthetic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polysynthetic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलीसिंथेटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polisentetik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polisintetico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polysynthetic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полісінтетіческій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polysynthetic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυσύνθετος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polysynthetic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polysynthetic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polysynthetic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polysynthetic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYSYNTHETIC»

The term «polysynthetic» is normally little used and occupies the 133.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYSYNTHETIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polysynthetic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYSYNTHETIC»

Discover the use of polysynthetic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polysynthetic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences
These languages also raise interesting questions about the LEXICON and its relationship to both syntax and morphology, because it is clear that speakers of a polysynthetic language cannot possibly learn more than a tiny fraction of the ...
Robert Andrew Wilson, Frank C. Keil, 2001
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Cross-linguistic Semantics
CHAPTER 6 Semantic primes and their grammar in a polysynthetic language: East Cree Marie-Odile Junker Using data from the polysynthetic language East Cree, this study examines challenges to the Natural Semantic Metalanguage theory ...
Cliff Goddard, 2008
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Morphology 2000: Selected Papers from the 9th Morphology ...
CHAPTER. 23. Polysynthetic. word. formation. Wichita. contributions. to. the. morphology/syntax. debate. David S. Rood University of Colorado i. The question to investigate Bresnan and Mchombo (1995) explores the issues of word formation ...
Sabrina Bendjaballah, 2002
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The Polysynthesis Parameter
This common property can be given a rather simple and precise formulation that distinguishes polysynthetic languages from other types. In other words, there is a single, well-defined "Polysynthesis Parameter." Thus, while the system of ...
Mark C. Baker Associate Professor of Linguistics Rutgers University, 1995
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The Routledge Handbook of Syntax
A different approach to characterizing polysynthesis is to find one or two properties that are shared by all polysynthetic languages, such as polypersonalism, noun incorporation, or a particular morpheme. One traditionally definitive property of ...
Andrew Carnie, Assistant Professor of Linguistics Andrew Carnie, Dan Siddiqi, 2014
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A Minimalist Approach to Intrasentential Code Switching
Sapir (1921), who did pioneering work on polysynthetic languages in America, described them as a class of languages in which The elaboration of the word is extreme. Concepts which we should never dream of treating in a subordinate ...
Jeff MacSwan, 2014
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A Language of Our Own : The Genesis of Michif, the Mixed ...
45) distinguishes two types of polysynthetic languages: one that can have more than one stemlike element (called "incorporating") and one in which there is only one stem with blurred morpheme boundaries. Mithun (1988: 442) argues that ...
Peter Bakker Researcher University of Aarhus, 1997
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Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists
This index defines a continuum from isolating languages at one extreme to highly polysynthetic languages at the other. A strictly isolating language is one in which every word consists of only one morpheme. The Chinese languages come ...
Thomas Edward Payne, 1997
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South Asian Languages: A Syntactic Typology
4.2.3 Polysynthetic and semi-polysynthetic languages The third group of languages falls into two major categories: polysynthetic and semi-polysynthetic languages. Polysynthetic languages are those where “verbs must include some ...
Kārumūri V. Subbārāo, 2012
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The Polysynthesis Parameter
This common property can be given a rather simple and precise formulation that distinguishes polysynthetic languages from other types. In other words, there is a single, well-defined "Polysynthesis Parameter." Thus, while the system of ...
Mark C. Baker, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYSYNTHETIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polysynthetic is used in the context of the following news items.
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4 Essential Tricks for Staying Cool During Outdoor Summer Workouts
Instead, she suggests looking for gear made out of a polysynthetic blend, which is often found in “dry-fit” workout gear. 14 Surprising Reasons ... «ABC News, Jun 15»
2
Standout ceilings: Incorporating wood, metal or color can elevate …
... polysynthetic fabric that will work on ceilings as well as walls (casartcoverings.com). Casart products range from quilted or linen looks to faux ... «The Denver Post, May 15»
3
2000$ PC Build Help!?
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($8.99 @ NCIX) Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 ... «Tom's Hardware, May 15»
4
THIS OLD TOWN: Indians came here 9000 years ago
Linguists describe Algonquian as “polysynthetic,” meaning that many short words could be telescoped into one abnormally long word. «Wicked Local Mansfield, Apr 15»
5
Montreal linguist encouraging students to study Inuktitut
Here are a few examples: “Explaining the lack of intersective strictly-attributive adjectives in Inuit,” and, “Polysynthetic word-internal adjectives ... «Nunatsiaq News, Apr 15»
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B2M: (2213) Home review – boyband balladry meets Tiwi Island …
The heavily punctuated, polysynthetic Tiwi language – recognised as a language isolate (a language with no evident genetic relationship with ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
7
tied up romance lighting fuses japanese bondage + mcqueen's …
... as they are made from polysynthetic lather and cut and polished glass pieces. handlova says, 'my idea was to expose the lamps as people ... «Designboom, Nov 14»
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Non-leather footwear: new export hope
The price of synthetic or polysynthetic leather footwear is three times cheaper than the genuine leather ones, according to Taher. A pair of ... «The Daily Star, Nov 14»
9
LIVING ON PURPOSE: Preserving Ojibwe language a top priority for …
Giniwgiizhig says this is because it's a polysynthetic language. "Poly meaning many. Synthetic meaning you can take it apart and construct ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Oct 14»
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Krista Foss: Learning Mohawk
... addressed and by whom and because the language is polysynthetic, these pronouns are among the building-blocks needed to create words. «National Post, Jul 14»

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