German Meaning of back-formation
Rückbildung
Other German words related to Rückbildung
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of back-formation
- backfriend => Lendenwirbelstütze
- backgammon => Backgammon
- backgammon board => Backgammonbrett
- back-geared => mit Rückwärtsschaltung
- background => Hintergrund
- background knowledge => Hintergrundwissen
- background level => Hintergrundpegel
- background noise => Hintergrundgeräusche
- background processing => Hintergrundverarbeitung
- background radiation => Hintergrundstrahlung
Definitions and Meaning of back-formation in English
back-formation (n)
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
FAQs About the word back-formation
Rückbildung
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
backflowing => Rückfluss, backflow => Rückfluss, back-fire => Rückschlag, backfire => nach hinten losgehen, backfield => Backfield,
