Noun
- a word taken from one language for use, unchanged, in another
- :The word "exit" is a loanword from Latin.
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By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept, whereby it is the meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself. Read full entryThis entry is from Wikipedia,the leading user-contributed encyclopedia.It may not have been reviewed by professional editors(See full disclaimer)
- 1.Loanword - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- A loanword (or loan word) is a word borrowed from one language and incorporated into ... loan word = integrated word from a foreign language, orthography ...
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- 2.loanword: Definition from Answers.com
- loanword ( ) n. A word adopted from another language and completely or ... A loanword (or loan word) is a word borrowed from one language and incorporated into ...
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To linguists: how can one call Is there a time-honoured term
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Loanword or borrowed word is actually the best term available. Loanwords are not translated but simply borrowed as-is, such as 'menu', 'blitz', and ironically, the word 'calque' itself. |
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What's the difference between |
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Two words are cognate if they both derive from the same foreign language. Loanwords are borrowed from another language |
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Which german word is most used Kindergarden, Blitzkrieg,
Grubenschnitzel all those
german words are used in other
countries - which is the most
used ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?g
l=DE&hl=de&v=ToxsOH1RPps
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schadenfreude |
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