Talk:reify
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Etymology[edit]
Is there any evidence that this word was constructed in Latin? Best evidence places the creation of this word in the 19th century. DCDuring TALK 21:06, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
- The first part is from Latin, the rest is an English suffix. The word was constructed in English. --Vahagn Petrosyan 19:25, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
- "any evidence"? —DIV (49.180.194.255 13:43, 26 June 2022 (UTC))
- FWIW, I had been guessing that it came from "real" + "-ify". —DIV (49.180.194.255 13:46, 26 June 2022 (UTC))
Pronunciation[edit]
This section list two audio segments both labelled US. Is this correct? 145.221.52.104 06:26, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, I think so. I'm no expert, but they seem to correspond to /ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/ and /ˈɹeɪ.ə.faɪ/. —DIV (49.180.194.255 13:45, 26 June 2022 (UTC))