formans
formans · formantia
Synonym of formativeSynonym of formative (“language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of formative (“language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).
Origin
Borrowed from German Formans, from Latin elementum fōrmāns (“forming element”), with fōrmāBorrowed from German Formans, from Latin elementum fōrmāns (“forming element”), with fōrmāns being the present participle of fōrmō (“to shape; to form; to fashion”). Doublet of formant.
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Forms
plural: formantiaSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.