Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zero derive

/ˌziɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: ze-ro derive
IPA: /ˌziɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To derive a word from another word (of a differing part of speech) without modification; to perform zero derivation.

Example Sentences

"Table 2. Thirty adjective lexemes which zero-derive into verbs."
"[…]assuming the presence of lexical classes in Kharia would force us to productively zero-derive verbs not from nouns but rather from entire NPs, i.e. not in the lexicon but in the syntax."
"Some adjectives zero derive from adverbs, e.g. daily, down, faraway, far out, monthly, up, way out, well off (note that many derive from a pair of adverbs)."

Etymology

A back-formation from zero derivation, as if zero + derive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌziɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/
British English: /ˌzɪəɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/

Inflected Forms

zero derives (present, singular) zero deriving (participle, present) zero derived (participle, past) zero derived (past) zero-derive (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zero derive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌziɹəʊ dəˈɹaɪv/.
What does zero derive mean?: To derive a word from another word (of a differing part of speech) without modification; to perform zero derivation.
Where does zero derive come from?: A back-formation from zero derivation, as if zero + derive.

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