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Kompositum

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin compositum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔmˈpoːzitʊm/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

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Kompositum n (strong, genitive Kompositums, plural Komposita or Kompositen)

  1. (linguistics) compound, compound word
    Synonym: Zusammensetzung f
    Antonym: Simplex n
    Hyponyms: Bandwurmwort n, Koppelwort n
    Meronyms: Vorderglied n, Hinterglied n
  2. (programming) composite pattern

Declension

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Note: In older literature Kompositum is also declined like Latin compositum.

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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