Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deradical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-rad-i-cal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Derived directly from a root (rather than from a form that is itself derived).

Example Sentences

"The pattern in (20) is best desctibed as deverbal, in contrast to the deradical pattern in (21) and (22)."
"Vedic -dhyai, as just alluded to, has been considered by many distinguished scholars to be a deradical rather than a depresential suffix, except in a few special forms."
"The deradical derivation of the key elements of the C[aland ]S[ystem] reveals the origin of the system within PIE: as summarized by Rau (2009: 127–131), the Caland System is ultimately based on derivational processes starting from root nouns."

Etymology

From de- (“from”) + radical (“of or pretaining to a root”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Derived Forms

deradically

Questions

What does deradical mean?: Derived directly from a root (rather than from a form that is itself derived).
Where does deradical come from?: From de- (“from”) + radical (“of or pretaining to a root”).

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