Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nominalize

/ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nom-i-nal-ize
IPA: /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.

American usage

verb

To make nominalistic.

American usage

Example Sentences

"To nominalize an adjective that refers to a known noun, the articles el, la, los, and las are used (Unit 11 §59); to nominalize an adjective that does not refer to a known noun, the neuter article lo is used."
"But, Dretske asks, what happens when we nominalize a propositional allomorph?"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nominalize From nominal + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/
British English: /ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

nominalizes (present, singular) nominalizing (participle, present) nominalized (participle, past) nominalized (past) nominalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

nominalizable

Frequently Paired Words

adnoun nominalizer nominaliser nominalist nominalization nominalisation substantive substantivisation

Questions

How do you pronounce nominalize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/.
What does nominalize mean?: To use as or change into a noun, often by affixing a morpheme.
Where does nominalize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nominalize From nominal + -ize.

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