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2. Polish morphology - Wikipedia

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   Formation of adjectives from nouns using suffixes such as -owy, -ny, -ski and -i (as in koci "cat's" from kot "cat"). Formation of nouns from adjectives, usually using the suffix -ość (to form feminine nouns). Formation of nouns from verbs, usually in -nie, sometimes -cie (see the section on Verbs above).

3. Morphological derivation - Wikipedia

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   For example, one effect of the English derivational suffix -ly is to change an adjective into an adverb (slow → slowly). Here are examples of English derivational patterns and their suffixes: adjective-to-noun: -ness (slow → slowness) adjective-to-verb: -en (weak → weaken) adjective-to-adjective: -ish (red → reddish)

4. Conversion (word formation) - Wikipedia

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   For example, the noun green in golf (referring to a putting-green) is derived ultimately from the adjective green. Conversions from adjectives to nouns and vice versa are both very common and unnotable in English; much more remarked upon is the creation of a verb by converting a noun or other word (for example, the adjective clean becomes the ...

5. Word formation - Wikipedia

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   In linguistics, back-formation is the process of forming a new word by removing actual affixes, or parts of the word that is re-analyzed as an affix, from other words to create a base. [5] Examples include: the verb headhunt is a back-formation of headhunter; the verb edit is formed from the noun editor [5]

6. Nominalization - Wikipedia

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   Formation Sentence examples Nominalized adjective: applicability; applicable (Adj) + -ibility: The applicability of the law in this case is debatable. intensity; intense (Adj) + -ity: The intensity of her gaze frightened the dog. happiness; happy (Adj) + -ness: Her happiness was a result of having her loving friends. Nominalized verb: reaction ...

7. English grammar - Wikipedia

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   Adjectives can be modified by a preceding adverb or adverb phrase, as in very warm, truly imposing, more than a little excited. Some can also be preceded by a noun or quantitative phrase, as in fat-free, two-meter-long. Complements following the adjective may include: prepositional phrases: proud of him, angry at the screen, keen on breeding toads;

8. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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   A chart of accounts (COA) is a list of financial accounts and reference numbers, grouped into categories, such as assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses, and used for recording transactions in the organization's general ledger. Accounts may be associated with an identifier (account number) and a caption or header and are coded by ...

9. English compound - Wikipedia

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   The following compound modifiers are always hyphenated when they are not written as one word: An adjective preceding a noun to which -d or -ed has been added as a past-participle construction, used before a noun: "loud-mouthed hooligan" "middle-aged lady" "rose-tinted glasses" A noun, adjective, or adverb preceding a present participle: