vormleer

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of vorm (form) +‎ leer (doctrine, teaching).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔrm.leːr/, [ˈvɔrm.lɪːr]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vorm‧leer

Noun[edit]

vormleer f (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) morphology (study or exposition of morphemes)
    Synonym: vormenleer
  2. (mathematics, archaic) elementary geometry (education in elementary geometrical shapes)
    Synonym: vormenleer
  3. (geography) morphology (study of landforms)
  4. (biology) morphology (study of the forms of organisms)