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endocentric

/ˌen.doʊˈsen.trɪk/

Traducción: Término lingüístico que describe una palabra compuesta que es un hipónimo de su elemento principal (por ejemplo, 'dormitorio' es un tipo de habitación).

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adjective

C2formalcommonscientific/ˌen.doʊˈsen.trɪk/

A linguistic term describing a compound word where the compound is a hyponym of its head element (e.g., 'bedroom' is a type of room).

  • 🇪🇸Término lingüístico que describe una palabra compuesta que es un hipónimo de su elemento principal (por ejemplo, 'dormitorio' es un tipo de habitación).
  1. Grammatical property of compounds C2 formal

    Describing a compound word or phrase whose grammatical category matches that of its head (main constituent), meaning it fulfills the role of one of its components.

    • The compound 'blackbird' is endocentric because it is a noun like its head 'bird'.
    • In an endocentric construction, the head determines the syntactic function of the whole.
    • Linguists classify many English compounds as endocentric, such as 'flowerpot' acting as a noun like 'pot'.
    • An exocentric compound, by contrast, does not share the category of any constituent.

    🇪🇸Endocéntrico (compuestos)

    Sinónimos: headed

    Antónimos: exocentric

  • more endocentric comparative form
  • most endocentric superlative form