translation loan-word
1loan word — noun A word taken into one s own language from another language, generally with slight adaptation • • • Main Entry: ↑loan * * * loan word, a word borrowed from another language, especially a foreign word that has become naturalized. Examples:… …
2loan word — /ˈloʊn wɜd/ (say lohn werd) noun a word of one language adopted into another at any period in history, for example wine (into Old English from Latin), blitz (into Modern English from German). Also, loanword. {translation of German Lehnwort} …
3loan — (n.) mid 13c., from O.N. lan, related to lja to lend, from P.Gmc. *laikhwniz (Cf. O.Fris. len thing lent, M.Du. lene, Du. leen loan, fief, O.H.G. lehan, Ger. Lehn fief, feudal tenure ), originally to let have, to leave (to someone), from PIE *lei …
4word — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Written communication Nouns 1. word, term, expression, locution, linguistic unit or form, word form, lexeme; homonym, synonym, antonym, heteronym, homophone; syllable, monosyllable, polysyllable; stem,… …
5loan translation — loan′ transla tion n. 1) ling. a compound word or expression formed by translation of each of the elements of a compound from another language, as gospel (Old English gōdspell) from Greek euangélion“good news” 2) ling. the process whereby such a… …
6translation — n. 1) to do, make a translation 2) (a) close, literal, word for word; free, loose translation 3) an authorized translation 4) (a) loan translation 5) (a) machine; running; simultaneous translation 6) a translation from; into, to (a translation… …
7loan translation — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms loan translation : singular loan translation plural loan translations linguistics a word or expression used in a language that has been translated from another language …
8Loan (disambiguation) — A loan is a financial instrument.Loan may also refer to:*Loanword, a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation **Calque, a loan translation *Interlibrary loan, a user of one library borrowing books, etc.… …
9Word formation — In linguistics, word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change, which is a change in a single word s meaning. The line between word formation and semantic change is sometimes a bit… …
10loan translation — 1. the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance. 2. a word or… …