Explore Polysynthetic through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like agglutinative or synthetic. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Polysynthetic in a sentence
Polysynthetic meaning
- Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
- Having layers of twin crystals
Synonyms of Polysynthetic
Polysynthetic vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Polysynthetic
- The main meaning on this page is: Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound. | Having layers of twin crystals
- Useful related words include: agglutinative, synthetic.
- Possible Dutch translations are: polysynthetisch.
- In the example corpus, polysynthetic often appears in combinations such as: the polysynthetic, polysynthetic nature, polysynthetic languages.
Context around Polysynthetic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polysynthetic
- In this selection, "polysynthetic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nature, languages and twins stand out and add context to how "polysynthetic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in many polysynthetic languages verbs and in the polysynthetic nature of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polysynthetic" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polysynthetic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In many polysynthetic languages, verbs cross-reference their subjects and objects. (11 words)
This is not accurate, and results from a misunderstanding of the nature of polysynthetic languages. (15 words)
The explanation for this unusual distribution of Cree and French elements in Michif lies in the polysynthetic nature of Cree morphology. (21 words)
Because of the polysynthetic nature of the Cherokee language, new and descriptive words in Cherokee are easily constructed to reflect or express modern concepts. (24 words)
As a result, there are several types of twins, including contact twins, reticulated twins, geniculated twins, penetration twins, cyclic twins, and polysynthetic twins. (23 words)
The explanation for this unusual distribution of Cree and French elements in Michif lies in the polysynthetic nature of Cree morphology. (21 words)
Example sentences (5)
As a result, there are several types of twins, including contact twins, reticulated twins, geniculated twins, penetration twins, cyclic twins, and polysynthetic twins.
Because of the polysynthetic nature of the Cherokee language, new and descriptive words in Cherokee are easily constructed to reflect or express modern concepts.
In many polysynthetic languages, verbs cross-reference their subjects and objects.
The explanation for this unusual distribution of Cree and French elements in Michif lies in the polysynthetic nature of Cree morphology.
This is not accurate, and results from a misunderstanding of the nature of polysynthetic languages.
Common combinations with polysynthetic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: