- The linguistic sense of portmanteau is a single-morpheme word that substitutes for (and functions grammatically as) two morphemes.
- The etymology of portmanteau comes from porter, the French word meaning “to carry,” and manteau, the Old French word for “cloak.”
- In linguistics, a portmanteau is a single morph that is analyzed as representing two (or more) underlying morphemes.
- In both smog and spork, the two words used to form the portmanteau help describe the new word, which is a quality of portmanteaus.
- the heroine is a portmanteau figure of all the virtues. Also called: portmantle. Collins English Dictionary.
- Tulkinghorn says nothing, but stands, ever, near the old portmanteau. "In the first place, here's an old portmanteau, sir," says Snagsby.
- Up next from Portmanteau: we can’t tell you exactly what we’re working on yet, but we can say this book is research.
- Kategorinin adı, Jeopardy ve portmanteau kelimelerinin bir birleşimidir. Kategorideki cevaplar, iki kelimenin yan yana getirilmesiyle oluşturulan portmantolardır.
- The French word portmanteau describes a two-part suitcase. It combines the words porte, which means “to carry,” and manteau, meaning “cloak.”
- A portmanteau is a word that is formed by combining two or more words, often with different meanings, to create a new word.