agglutinative

• Se dit d'une langue ou d'un mot qui forme de nouveaux mots en combinant des morphèmes (unités de sens), chacun conservant sa propre signification.

Describes a language or word that forms new words by combining morphemes (meaningful units) together, each retaining its own meaning.

1. Forming words by combining morphemesC2formal

   Describes a language or word formation process where words are formed by combining morphemes (meaningful units) that each express a single, definite meaning.

   agglutinant

   • Turkish is a highly agglutinative language, where suffixes are added to a root word.
   • In agglutinative languages, each affix typically has one grammatical function.
   • The linguist studied the agglutinative structure of Swahili.

2. United as if by glueC2formal

   Joined or stuck together, as if with glue.

   agglutiné, collé ensemble

   • The cells in the tissue were agglutinative, forming a cohesive mass.
   • The particles became agglutinative after the chemical reaction.
   • The agglutinative nature of the sediment made it difficult to separate.

   Synonymesadhesiveglueygummystickytenaciousviscid