loan-blend (Meaning)
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loan-blend (n)
a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
Synonyms & Antonyms of loan-blend
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
loan-blend Sentence Examples
- The loan-blend combines elements from two or more loanwords.
- The "smog" in "smog" is a loan-blend from "smoke" and "fog."
- The "brunch" in "brunch" is a loan-blend from "breakfast" and "lunch."
- The "frenemy" in "frenemy" is a loan-blend from "friend" and "enemy."
- The "spork" in "spork" is a loan-blend from "spoon" and "fork."
- The "motel" in "motel" is a loan-blend from "motor" and "hotel."
- The "doppelgänger" in "doppelgänger" is a loan-blend from the German words "doppel" and "gänger."
- The "zeitgeist" in "zeitgeist" is a loan-blend from the German words "zeit" and "geist."
- The "feng shui" in "feng shui" is a loan-blend from the Chinese words "feng" and "shui."
- The "karma" in "karma" is a loan-blend from the Sanskrit word "karman."
FAQs About the word loan-blend
a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The loan-blend combines elements from two or more loanwords.
The "smog" in "smog" is a loan-blend from "smoke" and "fog."
The "brunch" in "brunch" is a loan-blend from "breakfast" and "lunch."
The "frenemy" in "frenemy" is a loan-blend from "friend" and "enemy."
