Bestimmungswort

German

Etymology

From Bestimmung +‎ -s- +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bestimmungswort n (genitive Bestimmungswortes or Bestimmungsworts, plural Bestimmungwörter)

1. in general a word which determines something (e.g. in grammar an adjective can be referred to as Bestimmungswort of the substantive and the adverb as Bestimmungswort of the verb)
2. (grammar) particle
3. (grammar) determinans of a compound (word), the first "part" of a compound word (e.g. the Bestimmungswort or determinans of Bestimmungswort is Bestimmung)

Synonyms

• Determinans

Antonyms

• [3.] Grundwort