polysynthetic

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Pronunciation

• enPR: pŏlēsĭnthĕt'ĭk, IPA: /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/

Adjective

polysynthetic

1. (grammar) said of a language, characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound (i.e., they cannot stand alone as independent words). An example of a polysynthetic language is Ojibwe, where:

   • baataanitaaanishinaabemong = "being able to speak Ojibwe."
   • ngiinitaaozhibii'amaadimin = "we used to write to each other."

2. (mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals

Related terms

• oligosynthetic
• polysynthesis
• polysynthesism
• synthetic

Translations

• French: polysynthétique
• German: polysynthetisch
• Italian: polisintetico
• Portuguese: polissintético
• Russian: полисинтети́ческий
• Spanish: polisintético

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